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Selecting "Start Dropbox on system startup" doesn't stay selected and doesn't start on startup
I'm on Linux Mint. When I select startup automatically, it doesn't stay selected and it doesn't actually startup after boot up. If I go to preferences. select "auto startup". then hit APPLY or OK o...
I had to rebuild my Linux/Mint system. After I reloaded Dropbox, using the same installation files, the Auto Start on Boot-up works! It's either I did something different or FM.
Thanks,
JR
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey John Row, thanks for letting us know about this.
Can you please let us know which version of Dropbox you're using?
Also, have you tried restarting both the computer and the Dropbox app, to see if that helps, as a first step?
Keep me posted.
I'm running Dropbox version 175.4.5569.
I've rebooted several times. I've quit Dropbox and restarted several times. The symptoms remain consistent.
Thank you,
JR
- Jay
Hi John Row, while we currently support Fedora and Ubuntu on Linux devices, we wouldn't be able to provide specific advice regarding Mint itself.
Is it possible that there's a security measure in Mint which is preventing the Dropbox desktop application from enabling that setting for the startup?
- Mint is "User Interface" to Ubuntu. As far as I know, it doesn't add any "security features" to Ubuntu.
I had to rebuild my Linux/Mint system. After I reloaded Dropbox, using the same installation files, the Auto Start on Boot-up works! It's either I did something different or FM.
Thanks,
JR
