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This folder already contains a Dropbox directory. (Dropbox 3.03 on Fedora 21 (x64)
Is this some kind of a joke? I keep my dropbox folder on a separate partition to simply redirect the dropbox daemon to that location and not have to go through the whole download process all over again. Now, after a fresh install of Fedora 21, installing this new version of dropbox prevents me from pointing it to the previously installed location stating 'This folder already contains a Dropbox directory.'.... THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW!
- Uninstall Dropbox if it's installed. Rename your existing Dropbox folder to Dropbox_OLD or similar. Reinstall Dropbox and select the location that you want for the Dropbox folder. Keep in mind that external drives are NOT recommended as data loss can occur under the right conditions. When the installation is finished, Dropbox will immediately start to sync. Pause syncing or exit Dropbox. Move the content of Dropbox_OLD into the newly created Dropbox folder. When the move is complete, and not before, resume syncing or re-launch Dropbox.
At this point Dropbox will begin indexing all of your files. This process will take a while, especially with 700GB of data to go through. During this time it may say that files are uploading or downloading, but it's only transferring comparison data and any changes that it find. be patient and LET IT WORK.
Awesome John, thank you for the prompt response :) - Other than that the new app looks great.
Dave, that specific link is for Linux based distributions, hence the 'Fedora' in the title... it's an unpacked version of the DB daemon for 64 bit linux-based distributions....
John L.2Dropbox Staff
Hi Dave,
Thanks for the report! This issue should have been fixed in 3.0.4. Were you still experiencing problems on that build?
Best,
JohnI also have the same problem. I have Dropbox 3.05 and use Windows 7 Professional.
I renamed the original folder to DropboxOld and used the same process to begin the move. I planned to pause it as soon as it started, delete the new folder created by the application, and rename DropboxOld to Dropbox, but it has been stuck at "Moving Dropbox..." for a few minutes and when I look at the destination, it didn't even create a new Dropbox folder to begin copying files into.
The website is also remarkably inflexible. When I go to the download page, I only can download version 3.05 - not any older versions and not the 3.1.274 development version, which I need to use a search engine to find on another website.
Also having problems
On v3.0.5 of dropbox using Mint 17.1 x64
Same as another user
Dropbox 3.0.5 in Mint 17.1 x64
My Dropbox folder is in another partition (in another disk, really), and I can't use it because I can't pair the new client with the old Dropbox folder.- John L.2
Hi Emiliano,
Are you trying to use the Dropbox folder from just Linux or both Windows and Linux?
--John
- John L.2
Hi Tim,
Can you tell us some more about what is happening? Is this happening when you initially link / install Dropbox, or when you try to move the folder via preferences?
--John
- John L.2
Hi Tim,
Good to hear that it is working. The reason it is different is that on fresh install you don't have a Dropbox folder yet (so we try to merge with the previous one) whereas in Preferences you already have a Dropbox folder so we will just try to move it to the new location (and we won't move it if one already exists there).
--John
Hi John,
Is this a feature or bug?
