Dropbox doesnt start

[Oliver Sic]

Hello,

Dropbox doesnt start

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: elementary OS 0.3
Package: elementary-desktop 1.350+394~ubuntu0.3.1 [origin: LP-PPA-elementary-os-daily]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: i386
CrashDB: elementary_meta
CurrentDesktop: Pantheon
Date: Sun Oct 19 12:58:10 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-18 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: elementary OS 0.3 "Freya" - Daily i386 (20140810)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_AT:de
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=de_AT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: elementary-meta
SuspiciousXErrors: [WARNING:flash/platform/pepper/pep_module.cpp(63)] SANDBOXED
ThirdParty: True
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Gabriel_P (gabp)]

Possible cause? https://bugs.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+bug/1418489

[Jonas (idobrinescu)]

Apparently someone (Mr. Shaun Ward from Tokyo, Japan) finally figured this out here:
http://www.srw2d.com/getting-dropbox-notification-working-in-elementary-os-freya/

1. Start dropbox with this command
dropbox stop && env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity dropbox start

2. Go to settings and turn off "Start Dropbox on system startup"

3. Go to system settings -> Applications , from the tab up top select "Startup" and add a command from the + button at the bottom left and there will be an input where you can enter in a command below and press enter to save.
env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=Unity dropbox start

Worked for me. I finally have the dropbox indicator working. :))