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user1900
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Dropbox app icon is spinning but no files appear on my linux desktop after hours of working

Hello, I cannot download any files from my online storage onto a fresh linux installation that meets compatibility criteria. Xubuntu 22.04 with ext4 file system, 64bit. I am using selective syn...
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    user1900
    2 years ago

    I wish the messages from the app were more informative.

    Everything syncs now...

     

    A note to the developers: please extend the app so that it shows some progress for the "Syncing..." phase of the process.

    I.e. when an app gets installed on a fresh system, it might take a long time to sync first.

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user1900
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Update:

This problem only affects my personal account (which is "Professional"), but not the business account of which I am a part of (under a different login email).

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