You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
Forum Discussion
New folder shown as "Untitled Folder" on server and no content in the folder is synced
When I make a new folder and add files to that folder, it only shows up as an empty folder with the title "Untitled Folder" on the server. Moreover, the Dropbox client is showing only older files und...
I figured I could try to start Dropbox from the command line to see what was happening. But first I stopped it and ran an update from the command line:
$ sudo dropbox stop $ sudo dropbox updateNext, I started the client again, and got this result:
$ dropbox start Starting Dropbox...dropbox: locating interpreter dropbox: logging to /tmp/dropbox-antifreeze-KYeVhp dropbox: initializing dropbox: initializing python 3.8.7 dropbox: setting program path '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/dropbox' dropbox: setting python path '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460:/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/python-packages.zip' dropbox: python initialized dropbox: running dropbox dropbox: setting args dropbox: enabling allocator metrics dropbox: applying overrides dropbox: running main script dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/apex._apex.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtWidgets.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtCore.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtGui.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' Dropbox isn't running! Done! $ dropbox: load fq extension '/home/eric/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtDBus.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' Unable to monitor entire Dropbox folder hierarchy. Please run "echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=100000 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf; sudo sysctl -p" and restart Dropbox to fix the problem.Did Ctrl-C to stop the daemon, and ran the change in the config-file:
^C $ dropbox stop Dropbox daemon stopped. $ echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=100000 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf; sudo sysctl -p fs.inotify.max_user_watches=100000 fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 100000 fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 100000 fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 100000Re-started the daemon:
$ dropbox start Starting Dropbox...dropbox: locating interpreter dropbox: logging to /tmp/dropbox-antifreeze-xJxZI6 dropbox: initializing dropbox: initializing python 3.8.7 dropbox: setting program path '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/dropbox' dropbox: setting python path '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460:/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/python-packages.zip' dropbox: python initialized dropbox: running dropbox dropbox: setting args dropbox: enabling allocator metrics dropbox: applying overrides dropbox: running main script dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/apex._apex.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtWidgets.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtCore.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtGui.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtDBus.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so' Done!The Dropbox client is now humming along nicely, finding files and syncing them.
Truly wonderful the Dropbox command-line tool is.
Lusil
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffIt could be that there's a third party app, like a security software or antivirus, that's hindering the syncing process.
Could you temporarily close or disable them and see if it triggers a different behavior?
Could you temporarily close or disable them and see if it triggers a different behavior?
I figured I could try to start Dropbox from the command line to see what was happening. But first I stopped it and ran an update from the command line:
$ sudo dropbox stop
$ sudo dropbox update
Next, I started the client again, and got this result:
$ dropbox start
Starting Dropbox...dropbox: locating interpreter
dropbox: logging to /tmp/dropbox-antifreeze-KYeVhp
dropbox: initializing
dropbox: initializing python 3.8.7
dropbox: setting program path '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/dropbox'
dropbox: setting python path '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460:/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/python-packages.zip'
dropbox: python initialized
dropbox: running dropbox
dropbox: setting args
dropbox: enabling allocator metrics
dropbox: applying overrides
dropbox: running main script
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/apex._apex.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtWidgets.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtCore.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtGui.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
Dropbox isn't running!
Done!
$ dropbox: load fq extension '/home/eric/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtDBus.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
Unable to monitor entire Dropbox folder hierarchy. Please run "echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=100000 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf; sudo sysctl -p" and restart Dropbox to fix the problem.
Did Ctrl-C to stop the daemon, and ran the change in the config-file:
^C
$ dropbox stop
Dropbox daemon stopped.
$ echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=100000 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf; sudo sysctl -p
fs.inotify.max_user_watches=100000
fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 100000
fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 100000
fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 100000
Re-started the daemon:
$ dropbox start
Starting Dropbox...dropbox: locating interpreter
dropbox: logging to /tmp/dropbox-antifreeze-xJxZI6
dropbox: initializing
dropbox: initializing python 3.8.7
dropbox: setting program path '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/dropbox'
dropbox: setting python path '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460:/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/python-packages.zip'
dropbox: python initialized
dropbox: running dropbox
dropbox: setting args
dropbox: enabling allocator metrics
dropbox: applying overrides
dropbox: running main script
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/apex._apex.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtWidgets.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtCore.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtGui.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/****/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-118.4.460/PyQt5.QtDBus.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
Done!
The Dropbox client is now humming along nicely, finding files and syncing them.
Truly wonderful the Dropbox command-line tool is.
- LusilAwesome work with the troubleshooting, ElToro1966!
Glad to see that you were able to resolve your concern in the end.
If anything else pops up in the future, you know where to find us.
In the meantime, I hope you have a wonderful day ahead of you!
