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Helpful | Level 6

7 years ago

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Dropbox error - couldn't start Dropbox on Ubuntu

Couldn't start Dropbox. error after fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04

Jane
7 years ago
Hey
Ozone,
I’d happily further investigate more closely & help you work towards a solution on this matter, thanks for posting us on the Dropbox Forum!

As it's my understanding that this issue pertains to your current setup, I’ve made sure to create a ticket on your behalf on our system, so as to check your account specifics on my tools & follow-up with you there. Whenever you have some spare time, please have a look at your inbox for my latest message & let me know here if you have any issues locating it.

I’m looking forward to hearing back from you on our email correspondence, so as to work on that with you towards a fix!
Ozone
7 years ago
Hi,

Here is a workaround that helped me: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1032778/cant-start-dropbox-on-ubuntu-18-04

New member | Level 2

7 years ago

Try using the icon on the desktop instead or the Dropbox folder

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