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The desktop app UI on Linux looks old and there's no option to move the Dropbox folder.
I recently switched to Linux from Windows and was looking to have my Dropbox accessible on my desktop. I installed the app direct from the website, and the app looks like its from the early 2000's. I...
Hi all,
I never recieved an email for further assistance, but learning and experiencing more with the Linux OS after switching and I have learned the issue with locating another drive on Linux. Turns out this was not a Dropbox issue, but rather a me/Linux ease of use issue. External drives in Linux are found via /media/(your username)/ and your additional drives will be listed there when trying to install/select target locations for applications.
It would however, be great to use this new found functionality with a nice new UI experience! :)
Cheers.
Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThanks for those screenshots, Jonein! Can you also check this Help Center article and make sure the external drive you want to move your Dropbox folder to is supported?
Hi Nancy,
Yes I checked and my drive is indeed supported. All my drives are running the default ext4 formatting.
I see also that this says its only "officially supported" in Ubuntu. I am running the latest version of Linux Mint, and presumed it should work properly as this distro is based off Ubuntu. Surely downloading from the website doesn't provide me a different UI being on a different distro?
- Megan
Hey Jonein, let me also jump in here!
I'm wondering if this behavior is happening because you're using the app's beta version, instead of our stable one.
Want to try to change it, and see if you notice the same thing?
You'd first need to go into your account settings on the Dropbox website and turn Early releases off. After that, install one of the stable builds of the Dropbox application.
I'll be waiting for your updates!
