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Unable to install the desktop app on Fedora 41.
I need to install the Desktop App for Selective Sync.
I've downloaded the Fedora rpm and installed it. I installs a filemanager. When I click on the 'open dropbox app' the screen blinks and is red...
Hi jonbjoseph, thanks for the info. Are you able to use the Linux commands to exclude the folders you don't need from your Dropbox folder?
Please ignore the typo in the middle. Like I said I'm very new to linux ( 2months). "pastas do sync" is the folder I want to exclude from being sync by dropbox. I'm not sure the Cli is correctly written, because as you can see, nothing happens. Thank you for your help. I have also tried to paste the all path.
You're definitely on the right track. Go up 1 directory level to your HOME directory (cd command) and then try changing your 2nd command as follows:
dropbox exclude add Dropbox/pastas
Note, I'm assuming that the Dropbox directory is in the the default location (~/Dropbox). Then you can run:
dropbox exclude list (or just: dropbox exclude) to confirm that the directory is excluded. I run dropbox status, when I log into my account just to check to see that I'm 'Up to date'.
Not that it matters, but I'm just curious, what Linux are you running (eg ubuntu 2404, Fedora 41)? I'm running Fedora 41.
It worked! Thank you so much for your help! Finally I can sync my files!😃🤩. I'm running Fedora 41. I tried Mint which is also very good, but I preferred the clean aesthetics of Fedora, and also because according with the experts is one step ahead of the others on how it works. I tried Ubuntu and I didn't like it at all, my oldest laptop, which is from 2012 and my guinea pig was even slower than with windows.
All my 3 computers are now running Fedora 41 and I'm very happy. And it made me realize how bad Windows is. I thought one of my laptops had the battery damaged until I made the change. It was Windows that was draining the battery. Now it lasts 6 hours, not 1.30!
Once again thank you for your help. I can now wait, seated and peacefully for the answer from Dropbox support on why the app is not working as it should. 😁
I'm Glad to help. (You seem to be more technical than you give yourself credit for).
Selective Sync capability is a must for most dropbox users. On my Mac, Dropbox also provides 'on-line' capability for files, which is an additional option for saving on disk-space.
FYI, I'm running Fedora 41 in a VM on VirtualBox on a Windows 11 host. I find that I spend most of my time on the Fedora 41 VM. Unfortunately, I do need Windows 11 for at least one legacy app.
Take care.
Glad the Selective Sync is working for you!I’m more technical but with Windows not Linux. I need to dust off my ms-dos commands! 😉 You too and once again thank you for your help.
