dropbox reinsert access token

[gajpchapo]

I have input the incorrect access token for dropbox, how do i change/reinstall please?

[gcgarner]

Have a look in your home folder for a file called .dropbox ... (can't remember the exact name) you can find it by running ls -l ~/ remove that file and run the Dropbox-uploaded.sh ~/Dropbox-Uploader/dropbox_uploader.sh (not at my pc so please verify the path) and it will ask you for your api key again

[gajpchapo]

there's no files in home, in home/pi theres only directories, one of which is DropboxUploader. If I browse in there's; CHANGELOG.md Dockerfile.pi dropShell.sh README.md
Dockerfile dropbox_uploader.sh LICENSE testUnit.sh
Please advise?

[gcgarner]

If there is no dot file (hidden file) called something like .dropbox something (in /home/pi/) (do an ls -al in your home directory, I forgot to add the - al to show all files) the you should just be able the run the dropbox_uploader.sh and it should ask you for your api key again

[gajpchapo]

there's no .dropbox. When I re-run script is says it's already loaded

[gcgarner]

I'll send you a screenshot when I'm home

[gajpchapo]

ok, thanks

[gcgarner]

make sure you are running the latest version of the project link

ls -al ~/

remove the old file
rm ~/.dropbox_uploader

rerun the dropbox uploader
~/Dropbox-Uploader/dropbox_uploader.sh

[gcgarner]

I added this to the wiki under backups

[gajpchapo]

no .dropbox_uploader here

Only difference, if significant, is that I didn't work of Raspbian Lite as I need Chrome for further elements of my project?

[gcgarner]

EDIT:
Had a better look at the script and you can run ~/Dropbox-Uploader/dropbox_uploader.sh info to view the linked account info

Then you can run ~/Dropbox-Uploader/dropbox_uploader.sh unlink to delete the API token.

Make sure you are not running it with sudo (when you run this with sudo it creates a file called /root/.dropbox_uploader and that is where your api key is stored)

in the past installer called Dropbox-Uploader with sudo but that has been removed so please ensure you have updated you project to the latest version and if you are using a cron job to run the backup do not run it with sudo

[gajpchapo]

Hi Graham,

I ran ~/Dropbox-Uploader/dropbox_uploader.sh info and it picked off where I needed it to, asking for the API. I inserted and it saved. Seems okay now.

Will now write a cron job and see how we go.

Thanks for your help.

[gcgarner]

not a problem, I learned how to better use Dropbox-Uploader in the process

I've update the wiki based on this thread