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Zibi1981

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From: Poland

Registered: 2008-01-31

Posts: 644

Dropbox suddenly stopped to work.

So all of a sudden I got this problem with Dropbox installed from AUR, that was previously working just fine.

$ LC_ALL=C dropbox
dropbox: locating interpreter
!! dropbox: can't trust path, fall back on working directory (relative)!
!! dropbox: failed to resolve program path (No such file or directory)!
!! dropbox: no executable path! (error 1)
Przerwane (zrzut pamięci)

Not sure what to do, as I couldn't find any decent solution on the web. It doesn't seem to be an issue with permissions.

[zbyszek@titanlinux dropbox]$ ls -la ~/.dropbox
razem 48
drwxr-xr-x  8 zbyszek users 4096 11-13 01:50 .
drwx------ 24 zbyszek users 4096 11-13 23:37 ..
srw-------  1 zbyszek users    0 11-13 01:50 command_socket
-rw-r--r--  1 zbyszek users    3 11-13 01:50 dropbox.pid
drwx------  2 zbyszek users 4096 11-12 23:41 events
-rw-r--r--  1 zbyszek users   69 11-13 01:50 host.db
srw-------  1 zbyszek users    0 11-13 01:50 iface_socket
-rw-r--r--  1 zbyszek users  116 11-13 01:50 info.json
drwx------  3 zbyszek users 4096 11-13 02:09 instance1
drwx------  2 zbyszek users 4096 11-13 01:50 instance_db
drwxr-xr-x  5 zbyszek users 4096 11-12 23:42 logs
drwxr-xr-x  2 zbyszek users 4096 11-12 23:41 machine_storage
drwxr-xr-x  2 zbyszek users 4096 11-12 23:41 metrics
-rw-r--r--  1 zbyszek users  232 11-12 23:43 unlink.db
[zbyszek@titanlinux dropbox]$ ls -la ~/Dropbox 
razem 4356
drwx------ 14 zbyszek users    4096 11-13 01:50  .
drwx------ 24 zbyszek users    4096 11-13 23:37  ..
-rwxr--r--  1 zbyszek users 1633396 2015-07-18  '2010.12.16 ML3B Hardware Manual PL.pdf'
-rwxr--r--  1 zbyszek users 1369561 2016-03-18   ADMIRE-HF.pdf
drwxr-xr-x  5 zbyszek users    4096 11-12 23:46  Aplikacje
-rwxr--r--  1 zbyszek users   26142 2016-12-02  'Baza KeePass.kdbx'
-rwxr--r--  1 zbyszek users     187 2012-11-23  'Baza KeePass.key'
drwxr-xr-x  3 zbyszek users    4096 11-12 23:46 'Do przeczytania'
-rw-r--r--  1 zbyszek users      41 11-12 23:43  .dropbox
drwxr-xr-x  6 zbyszek users    4096 11-12 23:43  .dropbox.cache
drwxr-xr-x  2 zbyszek users    4096 11-12 23:44  Encykliki
-rwxr--r--  1 zbyszek users    1153 2019-02-06   HS.txt
-rwxr--r--  1 zbyszek users    4206 2012-12-16  'iCardiac logo.ico'
drwxr-xr-x  6 zbyszek users    4096 11-12 23:44  Książki
drwxr-xr-x  4 zbyszek users    4096 11-12 23:44 'Kubuntu reinstal'
-rwxr--r--  1 zbyszek users  115847 2016-03-18   lay20190.pdf
-rwxr--r--  1 zbyszek users    2285 2012-12-16   logo.gif
drwxr-xr-x  5 zbyszek users    4096 11-12 23:44 'Moje publikacje'
-rw-r--r--  1 zbyszek users  227432 2019-04-21  'MSI - informacje o systemie.png'
drwxr-xr-x 11 zbyszek users    4096 11-12 23:43  Prywatne
-rwxr--r--  1 zbyszek users  412838 2016-04-14  'Punkt J.pdf'
-rw-r--r--  1 zbyszek users  519100 10-01 12:36 'Raty laptop.pdf'
-rw-r--r--  1 zbyszek users   61053 2019-04-21  'SSD test.png'
drwxr-xr-x  2 zbyszek users    4096 11-12 23:45  Tablet
drwxr-xr-x  2 zbyszek users    4096 11-12 23:44  Tymczasowe
drwxr-xr-x  2 zbyszek users    4096 2018-12-23  'Wysłane pliki'
drwxr-xr-x  4 zbyszek users    4096 11-12 23:49  Zaszyfrowane

Last edited by Zibi1981 (2019-11-13 23:14:10)

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Zibi1981

Member

From: Poland

Registered: 2008-01-31

Posts: 644

Re: Dropbox suddenly stopped to work.

Nobody could help me with this problem, but eventually I run into a possible solution/workaround here.

First

rm -r .dropbox-dist

and

rm -r .dropbox

Second - build and install dropbox-cli from AUR.

Third - run

dropbox-cli start -i

and connect you computer to your dropbox account.

It worked for me, at least for now, but this method doesn't seem do resolve the problem.

Last edited by Zibi1981 (2019-11-14 23:01:01)

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"... being a Linux user is sort of like living in a house inhabited by a large family of carpenters and architects. Every morning when you wake up, the house is a little different. Maybe there is a new turret, or some walls have moved. Or perhaps someone has temporarily removed the floor under your bed."

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interskh

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From: pittsburgh

Registered: 2008-10-23

Posts: 45

Re: Dropbox suddenly stopped to work.

Has been bothered by this problem for a while now. This finally solved my problem. Thanks

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