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DropBox Locks Up System While Syncing (Linux)
For the last several days, every time I start my Linux system (Ubuntu 22.04) it locks up after a few minutes. DropBox appears to be the cause. It loads on startup and a few minutes into syncing the w...
Hi notredruide,
Try following list of commands:
killall dropbox sudo apt-get purge dropbox rm -rf ~/.dropbox* wget https://linux.dropboxstatic.com/packages/ubuntu/dropbox_2020.03.04_amd64.deb sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install $(realpath dropbox_2020.03.04_amd64.deb) rm dropbox_2020.03.04_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade dropbox start -iExecute the commands one by one in the order as shown. If some error brings up at some point post exact steps as they appear in the terminal together with the error message.
Hope this helps.
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi notredruide, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Could you try reinstalling the app, without uninstalling it first, to see if this helps?
Keep me updated with any progress!
Thanks Jay. Sorry for the late reply but I have not received any notifications that anyone had responded to my post. I tried reinstalling Dropbox over the top of the existing installation but have been unable to do so. Searching for Dropbox in Ubuntu Software produces a spinning wheel, and so does downloading the file and attempting to open it with Software Install. This is obviously an Ubuntu problem but instead of trying to troubleshoot it I am going to go ahead and try DerSpitz's solution.
