dropbox-dist that points to your Dropbox installation path. Then, in your home directory, make a symbolic link named. Use this command to make it executable: chmod +x ~/dropbox.py Now you will have a file called dropbox.py, the Dropbox CLI, in your home directory. To download it to your home directory, run these commands: cd ~ Install Dropbox CLIĭropbox also includes a command line interface (CLI) that you may want to install so that you can configure your Dropbox client. Now the Dropbox client is running as a service and will start automatically when your server boots. Then run this command to configure the service to start when your server boots: Now Dropbox is ready to be started as a service. Save and exit the file by pressing Ctrl-x, then y, then Enter. etc/default/dropbox DROPBOX_USERS=" sammy" For example, if your username is “sammy”, it should look like this:
Create the file and open it for editing with this command:Īdd a line that specifies that DROPBOX_USERS is equal to your system username. The script expects the /etc/default/dropbox file to contain a list of system users that will run Dropbox.
Next, make the script executable with this command: sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/dropbox To save yourself the trouble, you can use this command to download one to /etc/init.d/dropbox: To start Dropbox as a service, you’ll need create a script. The next step is to set up some scripts so that Dropbox will run as a service, so that you don’t need to be logged in for the client to keep running. Press Ctrl-C to quit running Dropbox for now. This is where it will store your synchronized Dropbox files. You should now have a directory in your home directory called “Dropbox”. Now your Dropbox account is linked with the client. I hope this helps Tessa and please let me know if you have any more questions.Link success output:This computer is now linked to Dropbox. This will rename the existing Dropbox folder to 'Dropbox (Old)' and will create a new Dropbox folder for the account you’re currently linking. In case you need your new Dropbox folder to be in an another location other than your existing folder, click on 'Choose Another Location'. If you'd like your new Dropbox folder to be in the same location as your existing one, click on 'Install'. Note that when you relink, to a different Dropbox account now, the app will detect that another Dropbox folder already exists on the computer, and will give you two options: 'Choose Another Location' or 'Install'. You will need to unlink the wrong account and then connect the correct account. Follow these steps to unlink a computer:ġ) Right-click the Dropbox icon in the system tray, or menu bar, by the clockĢ) Click on the gear icon in the Notifications panel and select ' Preferences' > ' Account'Ĥ) Afterward, Dropbox will prompt you to re-register.ĥ)Use the correct account's login credentials to connect.
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