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Hi @Martin L.33, I think the comments, inside the script, are explanatory enough. May be, the main differencies, regarding previous proposals, are that this is in fact installer (self contained) and instalation target is privite user space, wich let regular user (without root access) use it. The chosen directory tree is standard, so probably (if You already have used private installers, like 'pip' for example) it already exist. Of course, on Your opinion, You can change this at any time, according Your needs. Everything else is already deeply discussed here in the current thread. ... View more

 I already solved the problem using a simple script. If somebody want, could check it. #!/bin/bash ############################################################################## # Workaround for Dropbox daemon # ----------------------------- # Verified on Dropbox v63.4.107 # Just make it executable (if need, using # $ chmod a+x fix_dropbox # ) and run it. # Author: Здравко # www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/422790 ############################################################################## # Figure out the target places. USR_HOME=`dirname ~/.local` USR_LOCAL="$USR_HOME/.local" USR_LOCAL_BIN="$USR_LOCAL/bin" USR_LOCAL_LIB="$USR_LOCAL/lib" DRB_REPLACEMENT="$USR_LOCAL_BIN/dropbox" DRB_FIX_LIB="$USR_LOCAL_LIB/libdropbox_ext4.so" USR_PROFILE="$USR_HOME/.profile" ############################################################################## # Precheck and fix up some prerequisites. # Ensure target directories are on their place. if [[ ! -d $USR_LOCAL_BIN ]] then echo "The Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_BIN\" doesn't exist, going to create it." mkdir -p $USR_LOCAL_BIN if [[ $? -ne 0 || ! -d $USR_LOCAL_BIN ]] then echo "Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_BIN\" creation fail! Exit." exit 1 fi fi if [[ ! -d $USR_LOCAL_LIB ]] then echo "The Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_LIB\" doesn't exist, going to create it." mkdir -p $USR_LOCAL_LIB if [[ $? -ne 0 || ! -d $USR_LOCAL_LIB ]] then echo "Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_LIB\" creation fail! Exit." exit 1 fi fi # Ensure backup for any existing files. if [[ -e $DRB_REPLACEMENT ]] then if [[ -f $DRB_REPLACEMENT ]] then echo "\"$DRB_REPLACEMENT\" already exist, going to back it up." mv --backup=t -T $DRB_REPLACEMENT "${DRB_REPLACEMENT}.backup" if [[ $? -ne 0 || -e $DRB_REPLACEMENT ]] then echo "Error backing up \"$DRB_REPLACEMENT\" file! Exit." exit 1 fi else echo "$DRB_REPLACEMENT is not regular file! Exit." exit 1 fi fi if [[ -e $DRB_FIX_LIB ]] then if [[ -f $DRB_FIX_LIB ]] then echo "\"$DRB_FIX_LIB\" already exist, going to back it up." mv --backup=t -T $DRB_FIX_LIB "${DRB_FIX_LIB}.backup" if [[ $? -ne 0 || -e $DRB_FIX_LIB ]] then echo "Error backing up \"$DRB_FIX_LIB\" file! Exit." exit 1 fi else echo "$DRB_FIX_LIB is not regular file! Exit." exit 1 fi fi # Ensure writing permissions. if [[ ! -w $USR_LOCAL_BIN || ! -x $USR_LOCAL_BIN ]] then chmod u+rwx $USR_LOCAL_BIN if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] then echo "The Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_BIN\" is inaccessible! Exit." exit 1 fi fi if [[ ! -w $USR_LOCAL_LIB || ! -x $USR_LOCAL_LIB ]] then chmod u+rwx $USR_LOCAL_LIB if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] then echo "The Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_LIB\" is inaccessible! Exit." exit 1 fi fi ############################################################################## # Generate actual workaround components. # Fixer - source and building. read -r -d '' DRB_FIX_SRC << EndOfSrc // Functions replacements #define _GNU_SOURCE #include <stdlib.h> #include <sys/vfs.h> #include <linux/magic.h> #include <dlfcn.h> #include <sys/statvfs.h> #include <stdarg.h> static int (*orig_statfs)(const char *path, struct statfs *buf) = NULL; static int (*orig_statfs64)(const char *path, struct statfs64 *buf) = NULL; static int (*orig_open64)(const char *pathname, int flags, ...) = NULL; int statfs(const char *path, struct statfs *buf) { if (orig_statfs == NULL) { orig_statfs = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "statfs"); } register int retval = orig_statfs(path, buf); if (retval == 0) { buf->f_type = EXT4_SUPER_MAGIC; } return retval; } int statfs64(const char *path, struct statfs64 *buf) { if (orig_statfs64 == NULL) { orig_statfs64 = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "statfs64"); } register int retval = orig_statfs64(path, buf); if (retval == 0) { buf->f_type = EXT4_SUPER_MAGIC; } return retval; } int open64(const char *pathname, int flags, ...) { if (orig_open64 == NULL) { orig_open64 = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "open64"); } register const char *p0 = "/proc/filesystems", *p1 = pathname; while(*p0 && *p1 && *p0 == *p1) ++p0, ++p1; if (*p0 == '\0' && *p1 == '\0') { return -1; } va_list arg; va_start(arg, flags); mode_t mode = va_arg (arg, int); va_end(arg); return orig_open64(pathname, flags, mode); } EndOfSrc echo "$DRB_FIX_SRC" | gcc -shared -fPIC -ldl -xc -o $DRB_FIX_LIB - if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] then echo "Error building \"$DRB_FIX_LIB\"! Exit." exit 2 fi echo "\"$DRB_FIX_LIB\" - build and ready." # Wrapper generating. echo "#!/bin/bash" > $DRB_REPLACEMENT echo "sleep 10" >> $DRB_REPLACEMENT echo "/usr/bin/dropbox stop" >> $DRB_REPLACEMENT declare -p | grep "declare -x LD_PRELOAD" > /dev/null if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] then echo "export LD_PRELOAD=$DRB_FIX_LIB" >> $DRB_REPLACEMENT else echo "LD_PRELOAD=$DRB_FIX_LIB:\$LD_PRELOAD" >> $DRB_REPLACEMENT fi echo "/usr/bin/dropbox \$@" >> $DRB_REPLACEMENT chmod a+x $DRB_REPLACEMENT echo "\"$DRB_REPLACEMENT\" - generated." # Environment check and fixup (if need). ( IFS=: for a in $PATH do if [[ "$a" == "$USR_LOCAL_BIN" ]] then exit 0 elif [[ "$a" == "/usr/bin" ]] then break fi done exit 1 ) result=$? echo "" echo "" if [[ $result -ne 0 ]] then echo "" >> $USR_PROFILE echo "" >> $USR_PROFILE echo "# Add $USR_LOCAL_BIN to \$PATH environment variable." >> $USR_PROFILE echo "# This addition is dedicated for Dropbox Workaround." >> $USR_PROFILE echo "# Remove theses lines when they are no more needed." >> $USR_PROFILE echo "PATH=\"$USR_LOCAL_BIN:\$PATH\"" >> $USR_PROFILE echo "" >> $USR_PROFILE echo "Your Dropbox is almost patched. You have to logout and login" echo " (or on Your opinion - restart), so all changes to take effect." echo "After Your next account login:" fi echo "Your Dropbox is already patched. Just start it from desktop GUI or type:" echo "\$ dropbox start" echo "in console." Just copy the code in text file named "fix_dropbox" (for example), make it executable using "$ chmod a+x fix_dropbox" and finally run it. Could be need (depending on Your current setup) to logout and login again. That's it. Good luck for anyone affected. Edit: Little improvement, affecting proper detection of cases without LD_PRELOAD preset for some environments. ... View more

Hi @klemperer, On my opinion Your problem is the link. The link point to ext4 partition but it sit on no ext4 partition. I already solved the problem using a simple script. If You want - check it. #!/bin/bash ############################################################################## # Workaround for Dropbox daemon # ----------------------------- # Verified on Dropbox v63.4.107 # Just make it executable (if need, using # $ chmod a+x fix_dropbox # ) and run it. # Author: Здравко # www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/422790 ############################################################################## # Figure out the target places. USR_HOME=`dirname ~/.local` USR_LOCAL="$USR_HOME/.local" USR_LOCAL_BIN="$USR_LOCAL/bin" USR_LOCAL_LIB="$USR_LOCAL/lib" DRB_REPLACEMENT="$USR_LOCAL_BIN/dropbox" DRB_FIX_LIB="$USR_LOCAL_LIB/libdropbox_ext4.so" USR_PROFILE="$USR_HOME/.profile" ############################################################################## # Precheck and fix up some prerequisites. # Ensure target directories are on their place. if [[ ! -d $USR_LOCAL_BIN ]] then echo "The Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_BIN\" doesn't exist, going to create it." mkdir -p $USR_LOCAL_BIN if [[ $? -ne 0 || ! -d $USR_LOCAL_BIN ]] then echo "Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_BIN\" creation fail! Exit." exit 1 fi fi if [[ ! -d $USR_LOCAL_LIB ]] then echo "The Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_LIB\" doesn't exist, going to create it." mkdir -p $USR_LOCAL_LIB if [[ $? -ne 0 || ! -d $USR_LOCAL_LIB ]] then echo "Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_LIB\" creation fail! Exit." exit 1 fi fi # Ensure backup for any existing files. if [[ -e $DRB_REPLACEMENT ]] then if [[ -f $DRB_REPLACEMENT ]] then echo "\"$DRB_REPLACEMENT\" already exist, going to back it up." mv --backup=t -T $DRB_REPLACEMENT "${DRB_REPLACEMENT}.backup" if [[ $? -ne 0 || -e $DRB_REPLACEMENT ]] then echo "Error backing up \"$DRB_REPLACEMENT\" file! Exit." exit 1 fi else echo "$DRB_REPLACEMENT is not regular file! Exit." exit 1 fi fi if [[ -e $DRB_FIX_LIB ]] then if [[ -f $DRB_FIX_LIB ]] then echo "\"$DRB_FIX_LIB\" already exist, going to back it up." mv --backup=t -T $DRB_FIX_LIB "${DRB_FIX_LIB}.backup" if [[ $? -ne 0 || -e $DRB_FIX_LIB ]] then echo "Error backing up \"$DRB_FIX_LIB\" file! Exit." exit 1 fi else echo "$DRB_FIX_LIB is not regular file! Exit." exit 1 fi fi # Ensure writing permissions. if [[ ! -w $USR_LOCAL_BIN || ! -x $USR_LOCAL_BIN ]] then chmod u+rwx $USR_LOCAL_BIN if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] then echo "The Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_LIB\" is inaccessible! Exit." exit 1 fi fi if [[ ! -w $USR_LOCAL_LIB || ! -x $USR_LOCAL_LIB ]] then chmod u+rwx $USR_LOCAL_BIN if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] then echo "The Directory \"$USR_LOCAL_LIB\" is inaccessible! Exit." exit 1 fi fi ############################################################################## # Generate actual workaround components. # Fixer - source and building. read -r -d '' DRB_FIX_SRC << EndOfSrc // Functions replacements #define _GNU_SOURCE #include <stdlib.h> #include <sys/vfs.h> #include <linux/magic.h> #include <dlfcn.h> #include <sys/statvfs.h> #include <stdarg.h> static int (*orig_statfs)(const char *path, struct statfs *buf) = NULL; static int (*orig_statfs64)(const char *path, struct statfs64 *buf) = NULL; static int (*orig_open64)(const char *pathname, int flags, ...) = NULL; int statfs(const char *path, struct statfs *buf) { if (orig_statfs == NULL) { orig_statfs = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "statfs"); } register int retval = orig_statfs(path, buf); if (retval == 0) { buf->f_type = EXT4_SUPER_MAGIC; } return retval; } int statfs64(const char *path, struct statfs64 *buf) { if (orig_statfs64 == NULL) { orig_statfs64 = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "statfs64"); } register int retval = orig_statfs64(path, buf); if (retval == 0) { buf->f_type = EXT4_SUPER_MAGIC; } return retval; } int open64(const char *pathname, int flags, ...) { if (orig_open64 == NULL) { orig_open64 = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "open64"); } register const char *p0 = "/proc/filesystems", *p1 = pathname; while(*p0 && *p1 && *p0 == *p1) ++p0, ++p1; if (*p0 == '\0' && *p1 == '\0') { return -1; } va_list arg; va_start(arg, flags); mode_t mode = va_arg (arg, int); va_end(arg); return orig_open64(pathname, flags, mode); } EndOfSrc echo "$DRB_FIX_SRC" | gcc -shared -fPIC -ldl -xc -o $DRB_FIX_LIB - if [[ $? -ne 0 ]] then echo "Error building \"$DRB_FIX_LIB\"! Exit." exit 2 fi echo "\"$DRB_FIX_LIB\" - build and ready." # Wrapper generating. echo "#!/bin/bash" > $DRB_REPLACEMENT echo "sleep 10" >> $DRB_REPLACEMENT echo "/usr/bin/dropbox stop" >> $DRB_REPLACEMENT echo "LD_PRELOAD=$DRB_FIX_LIB:\$LD_PRELOAD" >> $DRB_REPLACEMENT echo "/usr/bin/dropbox \$@" >> $DRB_REPLACEMENT chmod a+x $DRB_REPLACEMENT echo "\"$DRB_REPLACEMENT\" - generated." # Environment check and fixup (if need). ( IFS=: for a in $PATH do if [[ "$a" == "$USR_LOCAL_BIN" ]] then exit 0 elif [[ "$a" == "/usr/bin" ]] then break fi done exit 1 ) result=$? echo "" echo "" if [[ $result -ne 0 ]] then echo "" >> $USR_PROFILE echo "" >> $USR_PROFILE echo "# Add $USR_LOCAL_BIN to \$PATH environment variable." >> $USR_PROFILE echo "# This addition is dedicated for Dropbox Workaround." >> $USR_PROFILE echo "# Remove theses lines when they are no more needed." >> $USR_PROFILE echo "PATH=\"$USR_LOCAL_BIN:\$PATH\"" >> $USR_PROFILE echo "" >> $USR_PROFILE echo "Your Dropbox is almost patched. You have to logout and login" echo " (or on Your opinion - restart), so all changes to take effect." echo "After Your next account login:" fi echo "Your Dropbox is already patched. Just start it from desktop GUI or type:" echo "\$ dropbox start" echo "in console." Just copy code in text file named "fix_dropbox" (for example), make it executable using "$ chmod a+x fix_dropbox" and finally run it. Could be need (depending on Your current setup) to logout and login again. That's it. Good luck for You and anyone else affected. ... View more

Hi @Jay, Ok, If You decided so... My point was directed to the answers of 'Me' (who ever is)! Very bad advertise for Dropbox! About this thread. Some time ago @Jane didn't give me any answer to my question. All relative 'answers' are incomplete and in same time closely related to the problem You just mention! This problem seems to be some bug in the Dropbox  application, but probably nobody will see this if this stupid decision wasn't get. This thread is mark as closed but (I'm sure You better than me) know that this is not true. Real question (what is going on and why all this happens) is still open. In this context answer to questions like this on top of this page from @MagnusL3D would be something fine. ... View more

@klanghans@ wrote Thats what you get when you buy a new SSD Drive to copy your Dropbox folder over (formated as ext4) Chat Hello, how can I help you? Hi, iam running debian Linux and caused by your decision not to support btrfs i bought a new nvm ssd, formated it as ext4 mounted it on my debian and wanted to move the dropbox folder to this partition, unfortunately your dropboxclient tells me "Unsupported File System" is this a kind of out of season April Fools joke ? Me Hello there My name is Max and you are through to Dropbox Support. If you received a notification on Linux and you are running ext4, it may be because you are also running ecryptfs. Ecrypfts is not supported. Max My OS is running on LVM cryptsetup, but the SSD is not encrypted and bare mounted as ext34 sorry ext4 Me We support full disk encryption systems, such as LUKS for Linux users. Max Did you just read what i wrote ? the SSD is not encrypted, format as bare ext4 Me You can't have the Dropbox desktop application on an SSD Max ok, lets take this slow You are telling my that i have to run the Dropbox application from an EXT4 formated drive not that the location of the dropbox folder must be on ext4 formated drive ? Me The location of the Dropbox folder should be on an ext4 formated drive Max thats what i wanted to do, via the "MOVE" option from within your application, but when i select the ext4 fromated SSD your aplpication tells me "UNSOPPORTED FILESYSTEM" O=U Me You can't move it to an SSD Max i cant move the dropbox folder to an ext4 partition on an ssd ? Me Removable media: SD cards, or any device considered "Removable media" by your operating system, are not supported locations for the Dropbox folder. Max Since when is an SSD Drive (Harddrive) PLugged into my SSD M.2 Slot and mounted within my operating System a removable device the current dropbox folder is located on an ecrypted btrfs SSD Are you trying to trick me here ? Me I can send you all the info via email if you want me to We are definitely not trying to trick you Max Are you a chat bot ? Me I am not Max Can i talk to your Supervisor please ? Me I am the highest point of escalation You told me that the current location is on an ecrypted btrfs SSD We support full disk encryption systems, such as LUKS for Linux users. Max I told you, that iam trying to do, what your company is advising me to do: MOVE THE DROPBOX FOLDER to an unencrypted ext4 Drive which iam trying to do, but your application tells me that the ext4 SSD Harddrive is not supported so either your company is lying or you are not capable of answering my question Me I see Let me escalate this over to a specialist and they will get back to you via email Max Thank you, but i think, i will just cancel my subscription, since your company doesnt care anymore A paying customer signes out Me I am sure we can work this out, I can escalate this and a specialist can contact you via email. Max Sorry to late, you tried to trick me, instead of telling me you dont understand you tried to fob me off with a cheap standard copy & paste answer, thats enough for me Me My apologies, i didn't have this intention How do you want us to proceed with this? Max I know your are as well just the receiving end as iam, its the fault of your company not yours. I will be moving to google drive then, they support all filesystems Have a nice evening. Me I can cancel the automatic renewal if you want me to. Max i will do that myself, thanks Me --- @dropbox A paying customer signs out. I don't know why this was removed from the thread, but may be it would be fine the Dropbox PR staff to improve their qualification. SD and SSD look like just one letter more, but there are 2 different abbreviations: SD - Secure Digital. This stands for removable media storage card. Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital SSD - Solid State Drive. This stands for some kind of "disk"! Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive I hope, PR staff is little bit more competent now. ... View more

@PTS93 wrote: ... Your package manager should offer you an update. Other than that, yes, re-installing should also update it to the latest version.  Actually no. It is strange (or may be not) but Dropbox use their own "update management", which don't depend on corresponding system dependent one. Initialy installed package (with their own version, independent from actual application version number) just contain some common tools for further installing (actualy self installing) and launching the application, nothing more. This package is very very rare updated! Actual application is downloaded on first launch and is done per user basis. I.e. it isn't system wide install, which (at least for me) is another stupid decision... So Your package manager will never offer You regular application update, because it just didn't know anything about that! Even more, uninstalling initial package didn't mean that actual application is uninstalled (again package manager didn't know anything about!).   @Joe S.64 wrote: ... It didn't.  Which then begs the question - can I install it on top of itself, or do I need to uninstall first.  If I have to uninstall, how do I do that short of just deleting it?   Actual application (as already noted) is installed per user basis in '~/.dropbox-dist'. If You can run Dropbox and there is new application version available, running application instance will automatically update (quietly) contents of the noted distribution directory. It would be really strange if this can't happen. You didn't mention what is Your current application version. The actual one (at time of this post) is 61.4.95. Usually it isn't need the application to be uninstalled for update, but if You want to finally remove it, it is need the distribution directory to be removed by hand. Dropbox didn't provide any other way. In one other thread (some time ago) I have asked way Dropbox don't use existing package management for the application, but... still no answer. ( Like in this thread :D ) ... View more

Hi @Dan M.36, I don't usually relay on speculations, but if You follow the trend - lowering start rougly around the moment when Dropbox introduce ther decision for in fact reducing the functionality - late summer. Before that the price was relatively stable. So, may be truth is in opposite direction - decision is the reason for the price trend. Of course this is only speculation. ... View more

@Jane wrote: .. .  I hope this answers your question!  Actually NO! True question is WHY??? There is no actual technical (and not only) reason. The reason provided (xattr) is actually false! Using modern technologies - also! So, what is the actual reason? Please, give us consistent answer. ... View more