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Unic0's avatar
Unic0
Explorer | Level 3
9 years ago
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Unable to access preference menu on linux

Hello, I just wanted to move the Dropbox folder location through the preference menu but I just can't access the any menu at all.   See below :     What should I do ?   Regards,   U
Linux
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  • maximecb's avatar
    maximecb
    8 years ago

    I found how to fix it. I'm on xubuntu 18.04. There is a new indicator plugin that you have to ask for the task bar. With the new indicator plugin, the dropbox icon works, but not with the default indicator plugin.

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carlo_navarro
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

Hello,

I stumbled across this because of issues running dropbox on elementary os. 

I did the recommendation above to run the headless version of dropbox - and it looks like it installed! 

My question now tho is how do I access the preferences with this installation. I would like to change the folder in which Dropbox syncs. (change from the default /home/Dropbox)

Cheers,

Jane's avatar
Jane
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
7 years ago
Hey carlo_navarro, please accept my apologies for the slight delay in getting back in touch with you. Following your last inquiry, it would be worth noting that it’s not currently possible to move the Dropbox folder contents to a different directory using the command line, however I’ve made sure to include your interest along to the appropriate engineering team to inform future changes.
 
Thanks for checking in with us on our Community & I’m always here if you have more questions or thoughts; let me know in your next message & I’ll do my best to check back with you! 
  • carlo_navarro's avatar
    carlo_navarro
    Explorer | Level 4
    7 years ago
    Hello Jane,

    Thanks for the reply.

    I ended up moving the files to the default location. I couldn't get the normal installation to work (with the widget on the task bar) with Elementary OS. But the files seems to be syncing, so I guess that'll work for now.

    Thanks again,
    Carlo
  • Jane's avatar
    Jane
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    7 years ago
    All’s well that ends well carlo_navarro; happy to hear that you managed to fix that on your end :white_check_mark: & thanks a lot for pinging me back with this update! Don’t hesitate to get back in touch again in case you have more questions & take care until we talk again! 😊

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