[BUG] Dropbox will rename your existing folder or file named "Dropbox" to finish installing.

[cristianogregnanin]

Describe the bug
dropbox | [ALERT]: Dropbox needs to rename your existing folder or file named Dropbox to finish installing. Please close any open documents and try again.

Versions:

• Docker (docker --version): Docker version 20.10.12, build e91ed57
• Docker Compose (if used) (docker-compose --version): docker-compose version 1.29.2, build 5becea4c
• Image Name: (docker inspect --format='{{.Config.Image}}' [container name])
• Image ID: (docker inspect --format='{{.Image}}' [container name])
• Labels: (docker inspect --format='{{json .Config.Labels}}' [container name])

Run Command:

version: '3'
services:
  dropbox:
    restart: always
    container_name: dropbox
    network_mode: host
    environment:
      - TZ=Europe/Rome
      - DROPBOX_UID=1000
      - DROPBOX_GID=1000
    volumes:
      - ./settings:/opt/dropbox/.dropbox
      - ./data:/opt/dropbox/Dropbox
    image: otherguy/dropbox:latest

Additional context

$ docker-compose up
Creating dropbox ... done
Attaching to dropbox
dropbox    | Checking for latest Dropbox version...
dropbox    | Latest   : 153.4.3932
dropbox    | Installed: 131.4.3968
dropbox    | Downloading Dropbox 153.4.3932...
######################################################################## 100.0%
dropbox    | Installing new version...
dropbox    | Dropbox updated to v153.4.3932
dropbox    | 
dropbox    | Using Europe/Rome timezone (21:24:49 local time)
dropbox    | 
dropbox    | Current default time zone: 'Europe/Rome'
dropbox    | Local time is now:      Fri Jul 29 21:24:50 CEST 2022.
dropbox    | Universal Time is now:  Fri Jul 29 19:24:50 UTC 2022.
dropbox    | 
dropbox    | Starting dropboxd (153.4.3932)...
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/apex._apex.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/apex._apex.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/apex._apex.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/bin/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-153.4.3932/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox    | This computer isn't linked to any Dropbox account...
dropbox    | Please visit https://www.dropbox.com/cli_link_nonce?nonce=5c7654f9f58b11bc425d703be2431dc7 to link this device.
dropbox    | This computer isn't linked to any Dropbox account...
dropbox    | Please visit https://www.dropbox.com/cli_link_nonce?nonce=5c7654f9f58b11bc425d703be2431dc7 to link this device.
dropbox    | This computer isn't linked to any Dropbox account...
dropbox    | Please visit https://www.dropbox.com/cli_link_nonce?nonce=5c7654f9f58b11bc425d703be2431dc7 to link this device.
dropbox    | This computer is now linked to Dropbox. Welcome 
**dropbox    | [ALERT]: Dropbox will rename your existing folder or file named "Dropbox" to finish installing.
dropbox    | [ALERT]: Dropbox needs to rename your existing folder or file named Dropbox to finish installing. Please close any open documents and try again.
dropbox    | [ALERT]: Dropbox needs to rename your existing folder or file named Dropbox to finish installing. Please close any open documents and try again.
dropbox    | [ALERT]: Dropbox needs to rename your existing folder or file named Dropbox to finish installing. Please close any open documents and try again.
dropbox    | [ALERT]: Dropbox needs to rename your existing folder or file named Dropbox to finish installing. Please close any open documents and try again.
dropbox    | [ALERT]: Dropbox needs to rename your existing folder or file named Dropbox to finish installing. Please close any open documents and try again.**

I can't find the solution.

[m3talstorm]

I'm getting this aswell

[noygal]

I'm having this issue as well, if someone finds a work around please share.

[biggeeus]

I was getting this when a rebuilt my computer, the work around I used was to copy the Dropbox folder from my the backup I took to my home directory. The container then started ok.

[ColColonCleaner]

Running into this same problem. Has anyone here found the solution? This is on a new install, not a backup, so there isn't an existing file I can copy over to make it work.

[biggeeus]

Have you tried downloading your files from your Dropbox in the cloud so you have matching folder on your computer ? In essence that all is I did.

[jwueller]

I tried debugging this, but I came up short so far. It seems that something is locking the folder while Dropbox tries to rename it.

# rmdir /opt/dropbox/Dropbox/
rmdir: failed to remove '/opt/dropbox/Dropbox/': Device or resource busy

After getting lsof running in the container it spits out this:

# lsof /opt/dropbox/Dropbox/
COMMAND    PID USER   FD   TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF     NODE NAME
docker-en    1 root  cwd    DIR    9,1     4096 94504747 /opt/dropbox/Dropbox
sleep     1260 root  cwd    DIR    9,1     4096 94504747 /opt/dropbox/Dropbox

Does the image create the /opt/dropbox/Dropbox/ folder? Maybe then the solution is to just let Dropbox create it instead.

[jlerebours]

Hi, same error for me.
I have not set UID or GID since I'm running it with my own user.
I even tried to set full permission on folder (777) or try to let the container create it, nothing is working.
Did someone find a solution ?

[kanecko]

I am having the same issue. Haven't found a solution yet.

[JonBox]

Also encountering this issue

[tuzumkuru]

Same issue, is there any solution?

[adamkdean]

Same issue, no solution so far?

[hyzteric]

Same here on Debian 11

[Jinra]

Same issue on Unraid