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Use one of the following referral links to **get 250 MB of free bonus space** if you want to create a new Dropbox account: | Use one of the following referral links to **get 250 MB of free bonus space** if you want to create a new Dropbox account: | ||
* [[https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTE3MTg5NDc5]] | * [[https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTE3MTg5NDc5]] | ||
- | * [[https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTIzMTcyMDM5]] | ||
</WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
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===== Installation ===== | ===== Installation ===== | ||
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==== Ubuntu ==== | ==== Ubuntu ==== | ||
=== 10.04 Lucid and above === | === 10.04 Lucid and above === | ||
== First way: use the .deb package (recommended) == | == First way: use the .deb package (recommended) == | ||
+ | If you don't have a Dropbox account: [[https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTE3MTg5NDc5|Create one]].((referral link. You'll get 250 MB of free bonus space if you use this link to create a new account)) | ||
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Simply [[https://www.dropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx|download the .deb package]] for Ubuntu which fits your architecture.((You can check this by opening a terminal: you are running a 64bit Ubuntu if ''uname -m prints'' out "x86_64")) Install it as usual (e.g. via double click or by using ''dpkg -i''). If an entry is not already existing, <wrap tip>the installer automatically adds the official Dropbox repository to your package sources,</wrap> including the key to authenticate it. So you don't have to care about updates manually. | Simply [[https://www.dropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx|download the .deb package]] for Ubuntu which fits your architecture.((You can check this by opening a terminal: you are running a 64bit Ubuntu if ''uname -m prints'' out "x86_64")) Install it as usual (e.g. via double click or by using ''dpkg -i''). If an entry is not already existing, <wrap tip>the installer automatically adds the official Dropbox repository to your package sources,</wrap> including the key to authenticate it. So you don't have to care about updates manually. | ||
== Second way: using the Dropbox repository == | == Second way: using the Dropbox repository == | ||
+ | If you don't have a Dropbox account: [[https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTE3MTg5NDc5|Create one]].((referral link. You'll get 250 MB of free bonus space if you use this link to create a new account)) | ||
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[[:os:ubuntu:package-management:adding-repositories|Simply add the repository]] Dropbox provides: | [[:os:ubuntu:package-management:adding-repositories|Simply add the repository]] Dropbox provides: | ||
<code>deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu codename main</code> | <code>deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu codename main</code> | ||
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==== Windows ==== | ==== Windows ==== | ||
=== XP and above === | === XP and above === | ||
- | FIXME | + | If you don't have a Dropbox account: [[https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTE3MTg5NDc5|Create one]].((referral link. You'll get 250 MB of free bonus space if you use this link to create a new account)) |
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+ | Simply [[https://www.dropbox.com/downloading?os=win|download the Windows installer]] and execute it. | ||
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==== Ubuntu ==== | ==== Ubuntu ==== | ||
=== 10.04 Lucid and above === | === 10.04 Lucid and above === | ||
- | FIXME | + | If you just want to use the latest stable version, you don't have to care about updates manually. Dropbox comes with an automatic update mechanism. |
- | **Latest forum build, Ubuntu:** | + | If you want to use the newest bleeding-edge features,((at your own risk for sure)) you can try the current "Dropbox Forum Build". These builds are released for testing at the Dropbox forum by the Dropbox development team from time to time: |
- | <code> | + | - Stop Dropbox if it is running. |
+ | - Visit [[http://forums.dropbox.com/]] and watch out for a sticky thread named "Latest Forum Build - <version>". The first posting in this thread should give you a link to the newest Dropbox daemon. Download the archive fitting your architecture into your home dir "~". | ||
+ | - Remove the all daemon directories, untar the forum build, and remove the downloaded archive: <code>cd ~ | ||
rm -r .dropbox-dist/ | rm -r .dropbox-dist/ | ||
rm -r .dropbox-dist-new/ | rm -r .dropbox-dist-new/ | ||
tar xzf dropbox-lnx.<version>.tar.gz | tar xzf dropbox-lnx.<version>.tar.gz | ||
- | </code> | + | rm dropbox-lnx.<version>.tar.gz |
+ | </code> <wrap info>Note: don't worry if ''.dropbox-dist-new/'' does not exists.</wrap> This dir is created by Dropbox sometimes if there where any installation problems in the past. | ||
+ | - Start Dropbox. | ||
==== Windows ==== | ==== Windows ==== | ||
=== XP and above === | === XP and above === | ||
- | FIXME | + | If you just want to use the latest stable version, you don't have to care about updates manually. Dropbox comes with an automatic update mechanism. |
+ | If you want to use the newest bleeding-edge features,((at your own risk for sure)) you can try the current "Dropbox Forum Build". These builds are released for testing at the Dropbox forum by the Dropbox development team from time to time: | ||
+ | - Stop Dropbox if it is running. | ||
+ | - Visit [[http://forums.dropbox.com/]] and watch out for a sticky thread named "Latest Forum Build - <version>". The first posting in this thread should give you a link to the newest Dropbox daemon. Download the Windows installer and execute it with administrator privileges. The installer is intelligent enough to detect and update an existing Dropbox installation. | ||
+ | - Start Dropbox. | ||
===== Tips and tricks ===== | ===== Tips and tricks ===== | ||
- | ==== Get even more free space ==== | + | ==== Get more free space ==== |
- | FIXME | + | If you are a student or pupil, Dropbox gives you 500 MB (instead of 250 MB) for each referral. And this this becomes effective **retrospectively** up to a limit of 18 GB. All you have to do: |
+ | - Log in to the Dropbox website. | ||
+ | - Visit [[https://dropbox.com/edu]] and enter the E-Mail university/school email address.((this don't have to be the one you are normally using for your Dropbox account))\\ If your university/school is not supported, open a support ticket (they will include new ones very quickly). | ||
+ | - You'll receive an verification mail within the next 48h. Click on the verification link this mail includes. | ||
+ | - That is all. :-) | ||
==== Start from scratch ==== | ==== Start from scratch ==== | ||
- | **Ubuntu:** | + | If you are running Ubuntu: |
+ | - Stop Dropbox if it is running. | ||
- Unlink the target system on the Dropbox website | - Unlink the target system on the Dropbox website | ||
- Remove the all daemon directories and the Dropbox settings: <code> | - Remove the all daemon directories and the Dropbox settings: <code> | ||
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rm -r .dropbox-dist/ | rm -r .dropbox-dist/ | ||
rm -r .dropbox-dist-new/</code> | rm -r .dropbox-dist-new/</code> | ||
+ | - Optional: delete your Dropbox directory. | ||
+ | - Install Dropbox as described [[.:start#installation|above]]. | ||
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+ | If you are running Windows: | ||
+ | - FIXME | ||
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+ | ==== Place Dropbox wherever you want (e.g. without "(My )Dropbox") ==== | ||
+ | Dropbox currently forces the name "(My) Dropbox" within its path (see [[http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=9032#post-59499|a Dropbox developer forum post]] why they currently force this). However, this is just a GUI limitation and no technical limit. The Dropbox path is just a config variable stored within the SQLite database ''config.db''. | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round important 60%> | ||
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+ | Windows users: | ||
+ | - //Never// place your dropbox on a network drive/share! | ||
+ | - Don't place Dropbox within the root of a drive (Like ''X:\''). Otherwise the right-click context menus is not working anymore. | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
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+ | To change it by using a GUI tool: have a look at the [[http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=9665|pyDropboxPath]] utility. | ||
+ | To change it manually: | ||
+ | - Make sure everything is in sync and close Dropbox. Make a backup of your Dropbox folder if you want to be on the safe side. | ||
+ | - Change into the Dropox application directory: | ||
+ | * ''~/.dropbox/'' (Linux and MacOS) | ||
+ | * ''%APPDATA%\Dropbox'' (MS Windows) | ||
+ | - Take a tool like [[..:sqliteman:start|Sqliteman]] and open the ''config.db'' | ||
+ | - Open the config table and edit the ''dropbox_path'' key's value. You may use the query ''<nowiki>SELECT value FROM config WHERE key="dropbox_path"</nowiki>'' to get the row including current value. Close the database after you are done. | ||
+ | - <wrap important>Delete the ''host.db'' file (if existing)!</wrap> | ||
+ | - Move all files within your Dropbox from the old to the new location. | ||
+ | - You're done. Start Dropbox. :-) | ||
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* [[http://www.dropbox.com/|Official Dropbox website]] | * [[http://www.dropbox.com/|Official Dropbox website]] | ||
* [[https://www.dropbox.com/terms#privacy|Dropbox Privacy Policy]] | * [[https://www.dropbox.com/terms#privacy|Dropbox Privacy Policy]] | ||
- | * [[uuwiki>Dropbox]] (German) | + | * [[uuwiki>Dropbox]] :lang_de: |
* [[http://techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/dropbox-the-online-storage-solution-weve-been-waiting-for/|Dropbox: The Online Storage Solution We've Been Waiting For?]] | * [[http://techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/dropbox-the-online-storage-solution-weve-been-waiting-for/|Dropbox: The Online Storage Solution We've Been Waiting For?]] | ||
* [[http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=11473|DB forum: Thread which explains how Dropbox recognizes file changes]] | * [[http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=11473|DB forum: Thread which explains how Dropbox recognizes file changes]] | ||
* [[http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=4368|DB forum: Thread about Dropbox Security and the Terms of Service (what is (not) private) etc.)]] | * [[http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=4368|DB forum: Thread about Dropbox Security and the Terms of Service (what is (not) private) etc.)]] | ||
+ | * [[http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=27198&replies=14#post-170943|DB forum: Thread about Dropbox Security on LAN]] -- Dropbox is using SSL for LAN sync, too. | ||
**Tips and tricks** | **Tips and tricks** | ||
* [[http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=10435&replies=3#post-67705|DB forum: Setting Up Truecrypt command line Batch Files & other Truecrypt Tweaks]] | * [[http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=10435&replies=3#post-67705|DB forum: Setting Up Truecrypt command line Batch Files & other Truecrypt Tweaks]] | ||
- | * [[http://stadt-bremerhaven.de/dropbox-und-truecrypt-verschluesselte-daten-in-der-cloud|Dropbox und TrueCrypt – verschlüsselte Daten in der Cloud]] | + | * [[http://stadt-bremerhaven.de/dropbox-und-truecrypt-verschluesselte-daten-in-der-cloud|Dropbox und TrueCrypt – verschlüsselte Daten in der Cloud]] :lang_de: |
{{tag>application dropbox}} | {{tag>application dropbox}} |