Can't Sync Files in Dropbox Subdirectories

Question

I installed both dropbox and dropbox-cli from the AUR, and I noticed that files don't get uploaded or synced when I copy, move, or edit a file into my Dropbox folder. For instance, I run dropboxd, daemon starts up, syncs up with cloud, then it says it's up to date from the icon. But let's say I edit a file with vim. The changes do not sync, and if I restart dropboxd, a conflicted file is generated. If I copy or move a file into the Dropbox folder with cp or mv from the terminal, that file just don't get uploaded, even when I restart dropboxd. So far, I have been able to use the online uploader, but it's very inconvenient, and the online uploader is terrible for folders. My Dropbox folder is located on another drive, so could it be a permissions problem? Here's the relevant line in my fstab:
/dev/sda3 /media/universal ntfs-3g defaults 0 0
it might not be, however. Any ideas? I could install nautilus and dropbox-nautilus (or some other equivalent), but I'm trying my best to stick to just the terminal for now, so I don't particularly like the idea.
Edit: The problem is actually that files don't sync with copying/moving/editing files in any subdirectories in the Dropbox main directory. Files sync just fine when copying/moving/editing files in the Dropbox main directory. Dropbox's preferences have selective sync on all files and folders (essentially complete sync. Is there a difference?).
Last edited by kidou343 (2013-12-31 03:07:08)

Answer 1

Ok, I did update my clock, and I don't think it helped. At least I know how to update my clock now, though.
I experimented a little bit more and found out more specifics on the problem that I have. Let's say I have a test.txt file somewhere. If I copy/move/edit the test.txt file into the Dropbox main directory, the file syncs fine! I almost went on here and said the problem was fixed. However, let's say the Dropbox folder has a subdirectory Test_Dir. Now if I copy/move/edit test.txt into the Test_Dir directory, no file syncing happens at all. Wait around for a while, restart dropboxd, nothing. Doesn't show up on the dropbox website either (while in the previous case it showed up right away). This happens for any subdirectory. So, the problem is more specifically files don't sync when copying/moving files into Dropbox subdirectories. I checked Dropbox's preferences, and I have selective sync on all my folders, so that shouldn't be the problem. Any ideas? (I edited the topic subject to be more specific)
Last edited by kidou343 (2013-12-31 03:08:39)