Product

Desktop client (Linux)

3 documented issues affecting Desktop client (Linux), most severe first.

November 20183 sources

Medium

The 2018 Linux ext4-only restriction broke sync for many users

From 7 November 2018 Dropbox dropped sync support on Linux for every filesystem except unencrypted ext4, instantly breaking syncing for users on XFS, ZFS, ext3, Btrfs, and encrypted setups — making their data unavailable through Dropbox overnight.

Reliability & Data LossProduct Changes & User Backlash

Read documentation

August 2018 (enforced November 2018)3 sources

Medium

The Linux ext4-only ultimatum: drop everything but one filesystem

Dropbox told Linux users that from November 2018 its client would sync only on unencrypted ext4, abruptly stripping support for XFS, Btrfs, ZFS, and encrypted setups — communicated as a terse desktop notification with little explanation.

Product Changes & User Backlash

Read documentation

2017–2018 onward3 sources

Low

The Linux tray icon that broke: AppIndicator and the desktop-menu mess

Linux users found Dropbox's system-tray icon — their primary way to see sync status and open the menu — broken or missing as desktops moved away from legacy tray icons toward AppIndicator, leaving Dropbox's status menu unreliable across popular distributions.

Product Changes & User Backlash

Read documentation

← All products A–Z index →Better alternatives →