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Forgot encfs password
I followed the guide here: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/06/encrypt-your-private-dropbox-data-with.html
to get dropbox encfs working on my first computer. I disabled the syncing of the encryption key. ...
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High IO load with Dropbox (jbd2 on top of iotop)
I have Ubuntu 12.04 with Dropbox installed. Sometimes, when files are downloading (we have a huge shared Dropbox share), I get very high disk activity (HDD led almost continuously bright, with easy to ...
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Dropbox won't start anymore
Okay since a while, 2 weeks, dropbox does not startup anymore on my laptop running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with GNOME shell.
When I run dropbox start -i in the console I get the following output.
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Automatically mirror a directory in Ubuntu
Running Ubuntu 12.04
I have a library of personal files and documents stored in Dropbox. I want the Dropbox folder to be automatically mirrored to a directory in the local machine, as a backup to the ...
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Dropbox is taking too much CPU time. How can I fix it?
I recently noticed that Dropbox is taking about 50-90% of my CPU for more than just a few seconds sometimes - mostly when downloading/syncing many or large files.
Still, I guess that even when ...
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How to install Dropbox in 12.10? [duplicate]
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How to install Dropbox?
I have tried installing Dropbox via their website (the .deb file), using wget, and adding their repo, and every method has failed. How can I get ...
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Dropbox add to Computer Menu in Nautilus
I was wondering if there was any way to "bookmark" dropbox in nautilus on the left hand side? Would be useful to have. I tried searching but had no success, so I apologise in advanced if this has ...
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Wifi selective proxy server
I use Dropbox to backup files on my 12.04 laptop. Currently, whenever Dropbox has an internet connection it syncs. This is an issue when I am tethering with my mobile because of the cost of mobile ...
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How to do a Automatic shutdown when Dropbox stops synching?
Is it possible, or rather is there a way to automatically shutdown Ubuntu (I'm running 12.04) when Dropbox stops synching? That would really suit my needs and cut power consumption.
Thanks ...
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Backup function not working on Ubuntu 12.04
I've since been trying to backup to back certain folders on to different cloud storage clients. I tried it on UbuntuOne and it would set up an automatic backup everyday (set by me) but wouldn't save ...
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Problem installing Dropbox
I am having a problem installing Dropbox in Ubuntu 12.04
Files in subdirectories of /var are locked preventing the completion of installation
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My top panel and launcher is gone after trying to install Dropbox
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 and when I tried to install Dropbox it froze at 99%. Then I hit the reset button and I lost the control panel on top and the launcher. I then tried ...
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Dropbox service not starting automatically after kernel upgrade
I upgraded a kernel on my 64bit 12.04 server and now the Dropbox service is not launching after the reboot. I can still start it manually by:
sudo service dropbox start
I was using the instructions ...
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Resuming an upgrade to 12.04 which got stuck on reconfiguring dropbox
I was upgrading from 11.10 to 12.04 and the process got stuck when reconfiguring/downloading dropbox. I had to break the upgrade at 87% and don't think my system will boot now. Is there any way to ...
