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alanon
Explorer | Level 3
16 days ago

Moving the Dropbox folder on Linux Mint 22.2 using the Dropbox desktop app won't work

I've gone over to Linux Mint 22.2, have dropbox installed.  I want to move it to my data drive...no problem.  I made the move using the dropbox app, pointing it to my data drive.  It did the sync fin...
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Walter's avatar
Walter
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16 days ago

Hey alanon - sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

As a first step, have you ensured that your device is meeting the minimum requirements? 

Have you tried repeating the process of moving the Dropbox folder via the Dropbox desktop app since you first got this error message? Also, has your Dropbox folder been created normally on the new location?

Any additional information is more than welcome!

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    alanon
    Explorer | Level 3
    16 days ago

    Hi Walter, can we delete this post and use the one I redid with more information?  

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