Change default folder for screenshot

mahaaaham · 06-14-2020, 09:45 AM

Hi,

I am using an Inkpad X (that, if I understand well, has almost the same software that the Inkpad 3) and I would like to change the default folder of the screenshot to a folder in "Dropbox Pocketbook" in order to direclty synchronise the screenshot with my dropbox account.

I tried to use "ln -s" to replace the screen folder to a symbolic link in order to accomplish my goal, but it seems that I doesn't have the authorisation for that (even in root in my manjaro linux).

Any advice? Thanks for your reading!

rkomar · 06-14-2020, 07:25 PM

Last I checked a few years ago, soft links don't work in the FAT filesystem when viewed by the internal linux OS. I doubt that has changed on the latest devices. You can try bypassing the USB mass storage driver by getting shell access on the device and trying to create a soft link there, but I'm pretty sure that didn't work when I tried it. So, you are likely going to have to come up with a different scheme than using a soft link.

mahaaaham · 06-16-2020, 12:16 PM

Thanks for your answer rkomar.

I found a way to obtain what I want, asking directly to the pocketbook assistance that give me an interesting solution: just to put the "screen" folder as the default folder for dropbox! It is possible to do it in the parameters of the reader (settings/accounts and synchronization - dropbox).

I hope this will help!

EastEriq · 06-17-2020, 08:42 AM

Confirm, I tried to create a symbolic link to a directory using pbterm's shell. The link was created, but not traversed when I tried to list the files contained into that dir. Nor shown in the librarian view.

nuovodna · 06-01-2023, 05:44 PM

I can't find default folder, where is it? I'm on Pocketbook Era

imustafin · 06-03-2023, 11:49 AM

You could also make a simple script which will copy/move all screenshots to your dropbox folder. You can run the script easily if you put it in the applications folder. Not a solution but maybe enough for a workaround

06-14-2020, 09:45 AM	#1
mahaaaham Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 53194 Join Date: Jun 2020 Device: inkpad X	Change default folder for screenshot Hi, I am using an Inkpad X (that, if I understand well, has almost the same software that the Inkpad 3) and I would like to change the default folder of the screenshot to a folder in "Dropbox Pocketbook" in order to direclty synchronise the screenshot with my dropbox account. I tried to use "ln -s" to replace the screen folder to a symbolic link in order to accomplish my goal, but it seems that I doesn't have the authorisation for that (even in root in my manjaro linux). Any advice? Thanks for your reading! Last edited by mahaaaham; 06-14-2020 at 09:48 AM.

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06-14-2020, 07:25 PM	#2
rkomar Wizard Posts: 2,986 Karma: 18343081 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	Last I checked a few years ago, soft links don't work in the FAT filesystem when viewed by the internal linux OS. I doubt that has changed on the latest devices. You can try bypassing the USB mass storage driver by getting shell access on the device and trying to create a soft link there, but I'm pretty sure that didn't work when I tried it. So, you are likely going to have to come up with a different scheme than using a soft link.

06-16-2020, 12:16 PM	#3
mahaaaham Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 53194 Join Date: Jun 2020 Device: inkpad X	Thanks for your answer rkomar. I found a way to obtain what I want, asking directly to the pocketbook assistance that give me an interesting solution: just to put the "screen" folder as the default folder for dropbox! It is possible to do it in the parameters of the reader (settings/accounts and synchronization - dropbox). I hope this will help!

06-17-2020, 08:42 AM	#4
EastEriq Groupie Posts: 169 Karma: 100516 Join Date: Jan 2018 Device: Cybook Orizon, PocketBook Touch HD	Confirm, I tried to create a symbolic link to a directory using pbterm's shell. The link was created, but not traversed when I tried to list the files contained into that dir. Nor shown in the librarian view.

06-01-2023, 05:44 PM	#5
nuovodna Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2023 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I can't find default folder, where is it? I'm on Pocketbook Era

06-03-2023, 11:49 AM	#6
imustafin Member Posts: 12 Karma: 91896 Join Date: Mar 2022 Device: Pocketbook X (1040), Pocketbook 602 pro	You could also make a simple script which will copy/move all screenshots to your dropbox folder. You can run the script easily if you put it in the applications folder. Not a solution but maybe enough for a workaround

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