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In November this year, Dropbox will stop sync in case home folder is encrypted (full disk encryption is supported). I have tried to move synch folder outside /home to folder on the Ext4 partition but every time I try only get a message that I need to move my Dropbox to the partition with the compatible file system and that is Ext4 supported (well well I use Ext4).
I have tried many things but on setting up dropbox up it is always set up in the user's home folder and after that, I am not able to change it.
Is there any solution other than switching to full disk encryption?
This is a message
New location in on diffrent hdd and on Ext4 partition.
Ivan Marjanovic
Posted 2018-10-20T17:33:15.937
Reputation: 121
How did you install dropbox? – Xen2050 – 2018-10-23T13:59:31.617
Version from dropbox site. – Ivan Marjanovic – 2018-10-23T14:39:50.123
What happens exactly when you change the "Dropbox folder location" in the Preferences -> Sync tab? Is the new folder positively ext4, with appropriate permissions, and is it on a usb or removable drive? Or are you using a different version from the ubuntu deb version, 32/64bit, or built from source? Or the headless version? – Xen2050 – 2018-10-24T02:52:55.333
@Xen2050 I have added a screenshot of message and location is on /dev/sdb1, second hard drive, permissions are ok. AFAIK there is nothing fancy about my version of Ubuntu :) – Ivan Marjanovic – 2018-10-25T12:47:26.467
I've also tried this - I have an encrypted homedir, so I created a folder owned by my user in /var, which isn't encypted, and tried to move Dropbox there. No joy, get the exact same error message. – James Smith – 2018-10-25T13:55:35.220
@JamesSmith Thank you for verification, so I am not crazy :) – Ivan Marjanovic – 2018-10-26T11:10:10.147