Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Dropbox will stop syncing in Linux
Move your Dropbox folder to a supported file system.
If you have got this message, you need to watch this video.

Linux Dropbox stopped syncing on any filesystem other than unencrypted Ext4 on Nov 7.

The solution is, however, pretty simple. You need to move your Dropbox folder to unecrypted ext4 filesystem or to LUKS encrypted filesystem.

The first option is easy to do and I would recommend it for new users. And the second one is for those who cares about security and have some Linux experience. It will involve creating a new partition and encrypting it with LUKS. Luckily, Dropbox supports LUKS encryption on Linux. Using another partition is also the only solution for those who use other than ext4 file system.

I did not show the second way in all details because I covered the main steps in these videos:
To shrink your current partition and create a new partition watch this video youtu.be/ribKSCX85w4
To encrypt you new partition with LUKS watch this video youtu.be/ch-wzDyo-wU
And if you want to mount this new encrypted partition at boot, watch this video youtu.be/dT4kvmpCJfs

Tags: #AverageLinuxUser #Dropbox

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