dropboxd on linux server has stopped syncing

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eggbert picture eggbert · Sep 15, 2014 · Viewed 8k times · Source

I installed the dropbox linux client on a server and everything was working fine for a few months. Then on 18/5/2014 it stopped syncing for some reason. I suspected the server had been restarted so I restarted dropbox:

~/bin/dropbox.py start
Starting Dropbox...Done!

The problem is it looks like it's syncing but isn't:

[willemmerson@web385 media]$ ~/bin/dropbox.py status
Downloading file list...
Syncing (317 files remaining)
Uploading 317 files...

[willemmerson@web385 media]$ ~/bin/dropbox.py filestatus
email:           unwatched
header_images:   unwatched
homepage_images: unwatched
paintings:       unwatched

It never goes past 317 files and for some reason it says those folders are unwatched

Answer

eggbert picture eggbert · Sep 15, 2014

Upgrading to the newest version of dropboxd and the python script and restarting seemed to fix it:

install linux client here: http://www.dropboxwiki.com/tips-and-tricks/install-dropbox-in-an-entirely-text-based-linux-environment

install python script to control it here: http://www.dropboxwiki.com/tips-and-tricks/using-the-official-dropbox-command-line-interface-cli

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