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Ubuntu Linux: Website says it supports xfs file system, but Dropbox demands Ext4 or NTFS?
Hello, I have an Ubuntu virtual machine running on Unraid. I have mapped one of the hard drives in the server and mounted it inside the virtual machine. Ubuntu reports the filesystem of this sh...
Hey man, I really appreciate you taking the time to reply.
It's kind of wild that what I think, by a country mile, is the best cloud storage service available, so readily ignores Linux. Kinda shocking. I understand it's going to be a number of people who use it vs. the time and cost to flesh out the Linux version...but man it's disappointing. I've been trying to find a way to sync my Dropbox to my Unraid server since moving to Unraid and I have been surprised that it seems impossible, whether it's a docker container or a VM. Even my old QNAP NAS works with Dropbox lol.
I tried a fresh install of Ubuntu, twice actually. Once setting up using an XFS file system and then once explicitly setting Ext4 - both failed. I don't know enough about Linux to try anything else so I guess I've just got to give it up lol.
No worries though. Again, thank you for your time!
dolphinuser426 wrote:... Even my old QNAP NAS works with Dropbox lol.
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Actually it's Linux, but doesn't use official Dropbox application. 🙂 There OEM application is in use, that's why works without issues. 🙋
I cannot comment what's the new issue since if you have reinstalled with some of supported FSes (not ext3, as before), then it should work. Did you check with the command I posted above? 🧐
It's inconvenient, but not impossible. 😉
PS: You may try other service (like pCloud or Mega) where are no stupid requirements. There you may choose where and how to sync (initially pCloud doesn't sync anything by default).
