I installed the dropbox linux client on a server and everything was working fine for a few months. Then on 18/5/2014 it stopped syncing for some reason. I suspected the server had been restarted so I restarted dropbox:
~/bin/dropbox.py start
Starting Dropbox...Done!
The problem is it looks like it's syncing but isn't:
[willemmerson@web385 media]$ ~/bin/dropbox.py status
Downloading file list...
Syncing (317 files remaining)
Uploading 317 files...
[willemmerson@web385 media]$ ~/bin/dropbox.py filestatus
email: unwatched
header_images: unwatched
homepage_images: unwatched
paintings: unwatched
It never goes past 317 files and for some reason it says those folders are unwatched
Upgrading to the newest version of dropboxd and the python script and restarting seemed to fix it:
install linux client here: http://www.dropboxwiki.com/tips-and-tricks/install-dropbox-in-an-entirely-text-based-linux-environment
install python script to control it here: http://www.dropboxwiki.com/tips-and-tricks/using-the-official-dropbox-command-line-interface-cli