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Dropbox keeps wanting to connect my computer (it already is)
Every time I start my system (Fedora 37) - Dropbox opens my browser and asks if I want to connect my computer to my Dropbox account. It already is and if I select yes it does nothing and selecting ca...
Hi again Peter G,
It's still not clear what version of Dropbox application/daemon is in use. To see it, you can type following command in a terminal:
dropbox version
You'll get back the application's control script and daemon version.
Peter G wrote:... I've done as you suggested - I've uninstalled and reinstalled the daemon, both as a normal install and as a flatpak and it still does it. ...
I have never suggested to uninstall/install something! Till now I supposed you have installed the official application' package only. Don't mix different install, since it can be a reason (multiple application instances can try access the same resources simultaneously)!
Peter G wrote:... I notice that the .dropbox-dist folder in ~/ is set with no read permissions at all even though it lists me as the owner. Is that what's going on here? It keeps wanting to reconnect because it can't write to this folder?
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No, it cannot be a reason. Most probably you intentionally blocked Dropbox application auto-update and have forgotten what's done. Now you can unblock it (if desirable). If you can't do it in other way, following updated command list may help:
dropbox stop chmod -R a+rw ~/.dropbox* rm -rf ~/.dropbox* dropbox start -i
To works the above, it's needed you have installed Dropbox official distribution only. Uninstall anything else you may have installed in advance.
It's still doing it. Every time I restart or logoff, it asks to connect. I've done as you suggested - I've uninstalled and reinstalled the daemon, both as a normal install and as a flatpak and it still does it. I notice that the .dropbox-dist folder in ~/ is set with no read permissions at all even though it lists me as the owner. Is that what's going on here? It keeps wanting to reconnect because it can't write to this folder?
This is Fedora 37.
Hi again Peter G,
It's still not clear what version of Dropbox application/daemon is in use. To see it, you can type following command in a terminal:
dropbox version
You'll get back the application's control script and daemon version.
Peter G wrote:... I've done as you suggested - I've uninstalled and reinstalled the daemon, both as a normal install and as a flatpak and it still does it. ...
I have never suggested to uninstall/install something! Till now I supposed you have installed the official application' package only. Don't mix different install, since it can be a reason (multiple application instances can try access the same resources simultaneously)!
Peter G wrote:... I notice that the .dropbox-dist folder in ~/ is set with no read permissions at all even though it lists me as the owner. Is that what's going on here? It keeps wanting to reconnect because it can't write to this folder?
...
No, it cannot be a reason. Most probably you intentionally blocked Dropbox application auto-update and have forgotten what's done. Now you can unblock it (if desirable). If you can't do it in other way, following updated command list may help:
dropbox stop chmod -R a+rw ~/.dropbox* rm -rf ~/.dropbox* dropbox start -i
To works the above, it's needed you have installed Dropbox official distribution only. Uninstall anything else you may have installed in advance.
Sorry for the necro, but it still does it. Kubuntu 23.10 - it wants to re-link my account every time I log in. I've applied your fixes and it's still the same story. This is the Dropbox official app, not the one downloaded via my distro's store or repository. Dropbox is set to autostart via KDE's start and shutdown dialogue.
Edit: It seems to be a KDE thing. I log in with i3 and dropbox starts normally, without prompting me to connect my account. Will take it up with the KDE folks.
Peter G wrote:... Dropbox is set to autostart via KDE's start and shutdown dialogue.
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Peter G, Dropbox setups itself for autostart. You don't need to do it in any other way. Even more - it's known bug that Dropbox may get confused if you try it, so you must not do it!
Unfortunately, Dropbox support for Linux is far from the best and such bugs left without attention from development department. 🤷
In general all Dropbox applications should be singleton applications - i.e. at every particular moment must not run more than one application. The applications themself have to ensure it. Dropbox application for Linux doesn't do it properly and there are situations where more than one application may start. That's where different 'symptoms' (like your) can bring up. Take with care when handling Dropbox application - it's buggy. The application can get confused even when desktop environment (GNOME, KDE, or any other) tries restore previous session and autorun start Dropbox at the same time (2 applications or more start simultaneously). Workaround may be delay in running - something that lets application detect that another one is running already (the bug workaround).
