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Jonein
9 days agoNew member | Level 1
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...
Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Thanks 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?
Jonein
8 days agoNew member | Level 1
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?
- Megan8 days agoDropbox Staff
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!
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