Is there a system variable that stores the location of a user's Dropbox?

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At least in the linux version of Dropbox, the user can choose which folder becomes their Dropbox. Is there a simple way to get this programmatically?

i am just guessing here, but have you tried changing the directory then checking in the config files if dropbox saved the directory in an easy to change manor ? Most linux software use text files for configs. — Andrew Keith, Dec 24 '09 at 01:53

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 29 '09 at 17:14

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Maybe this will give you a clue. http://wiki.dropbox.com/TipsAndTricks/TextBasedLinuxInstall

answered Dec 29 '09 at 17:14

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 21 '13 at 15:01

The Dropbox configuration is stored in a sqlite database in your ~/.dropbox folder.

I found a small script which edits the Dropbox folder location: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/119154/permalink/dropboxdir.py http://cmdlinetips.com/2012/05/how-to-change-dropboxs-default-directory-location/

The most forward way to force Dropbox to use another folder location is a symbolic link. Stop the dropbox daemon and simply replace the default folder with a symlink:

> mv ~/Dropbox /other/dropbox/folder
> ln -s /other/dropbox/folder ~/Dropbox

Is there a system variable that stores the location of a user's Dropbox?

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