Nowadays, when I start Dropbox from command line, I found that the Dropbox system tray icon is missing.
I tried ps, and found that Dropbox is running in background:
% ps -efww | grep -v grep | grep dropbox
nostalg+ 17209 1 0 Apr11 pts/6 00:02:45 /home/nostalgia/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-3.18.1/dropbox /newerversion start
% ps -efww | grep -v grep | grep dropbox
nostalg+ 17209 1 0 Apr11 pts/6 00:02:45 /home/nostalgia/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-3.18.1/dropbox /newerversion start
% ps -efww | grep -v grep | grep dropbox nostalg+ 17209 1 0 Apr11 pts/6 00:02:45 /home/nostalgia/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-3.18.1/dropbox /newerversion start
dropbox-cli indicates that Dropbox is working properly:
% dropbox-cli status
Syncing (3 files remaining, 41 mins left)
Uploading "x.html"...
Downloading 2 files (25.8 KB/sec, 41 mins left)
% dropbox-cli status
Syncing (3 files remaining, 41 mins left)
Uploading "x.html"...
Downloading 2 files (25.8 KB/sec, 41 mins left)
% dropbox-cli status Syncing (3 files remaining, 41 mins left) Uploading "x.html"... Downloading 2 files (25.8 KB/sec, 41 mins left)
I googled, eventually and luckily, found the solution:
% dbus-launch /opt/dropbox/dropbox start
% dbus-launch /opt/dropbox/dropbox start
% dbus-launch /opt/dropbox/dropbox start
It seems that it’s a bug of Dropbox. 🙁
Now, Dropbox works like a charm again.
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