So, today I updated Joplin to the latest version. As expected, it works flawlessly :slightly_smiling_face: However, since the update I get this message Every! Five! Minutes! That Dropbox deleted some sync file (probably based on my syncing preferences). Even when I'm not using Jopling at all. I und…

What happens is that before sync starts, a lock file is created to tell other clients that sync is in progress, and once it’s finished the lock file is deleted. It’s now part of the way sync works so this behaviour can’t be disabled unfortunately. I’m planning to write a post to explain why these c…

All you need to go is go into the Dropbox settings on Windows and exclude the Dropbox folder from sync. Deleting it altogether is not a good idea :wink:

You can go into the Dropbox client settings and do a selective sync (ie untick the folder Joplin uses (/Apps/Joplin). It will not duplicate your Joplin data back onto your system and so doesn't need to notify you about anything.

Thank you so much. Finally, it's fixed! For those who are still guessing where the setting is, here is a screenshot. [JoplinDropboxSyncIssueFix]

I had the same issue (see earlier in this thread). I think the default for Dropbox is to synchronise all. What I was trying to convey, is that the set up instructions for Joplin should more clearly say that you need to change that sync all behaviour of Dropbox.

I followed the suggestion to remove the Joplin folder from Dropbox sync earlier in the day. After several hours I tried to rename one of my notes and it wouldn't work. I fumbled around a bit, then discovered that none of my edits today have been saved. In trying to troubleshoot, I went to open Tools…

When you said you followed the suggestion, can you describe EXACTLY what you did with Dropbox?

Yeah, sorry. I unchecked the box next to Joplin in the Selective Sync dialog. Pretty much like the screenshot by @voteforjoplin except that I'm on Ubuntu so it looks a bit different. It's worth noting that Dropbox deletes the folder on the disk when you do this. I thought it would be OK since @tessu…

Strange. How did you set up sync? You didn't set up Dropbox as the data folder? Sorry I'm not a Linux user so I wouldn't really know...

In Tools > Options > Synchronisation was your Synchronisation Target set up using the "Dropbox" connector? This links Joplin directly with Dropbox. You do not actually need the Dropbox client on your computer to allow the Joplin sync to work. I believe that this is what @tessus means by, "Because sy…

Excellent clarification. I do, in fact, have Dropbox as the Synchronization target. I set it to 12 hours to minimize the interruption, but would like to set it much shorter. [image]

Joplin, I love you... but this is driving me nuts (Dropbox)

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Kvothe 13 July 2021 09:13 34

It seems this no longer works. It now completely breaks the sync (see also Error: POST files/list_folder: Error (409) - #10 by PhiLho).

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Joplin, I love you... but this is driving me nuts (Dropbox)

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