shuman wrote:After moving my user directory to zdata/Users/chris I can no longer start launch dropbox. I've completely uninstalled it and tried reinstalling and repairing permissions. I get the following error:
Couldn't start Dropbox
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Anyone else seen this problem?
-Shuman
I ran into this doing the same thing. I realized afterwards that the proper method is to let Dropbox move the files to the new location for you. Click on DropBox icon, select Advanced, then use the dropdown next to Dropbox location to tell Dropbox where you want it.
I having trouble remembering exactly how I got around the problem you describe, but I think it was pretty much this:
1. Reinstall Dropbox, let it setup its folder in the default location (home directory, I think)
2. Copy the contents of the Dropbox folder from where you put it into the new default Dropbox folder. Let Dropbox get all sync'd up.
3. Rename or move the Dropbox folder from where you just copied the files to someplace safe and out of the way. You can delete this after everything is done.
4. From the Dropbox preferences Advanced pane, tell Dropbox to move the folder to wherever you want it. Let Dropbox move everything and finish syncing up.
5. Everything should be working at this point. Make sure everything is you copied is in the new location. Now you can delete the Dropbox folder that you renamed or moved to a safe place in step 3.
Use at your own risk, have good backups of your Dropbox data, etc, etc.
FWIW, I've not had any trouble with Dropbox using files stored on my external ZFS drives ever since.
Hope it helps,
Craig