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How can I save files into my Dropbox account using WPS Office on Ubuntu?

I recently had Microsoft removed from my computer and replaced with Linux Ubuntu. I'm struggling with the learning curve. I have installed Dropbox and I have installed WPS Office. How do I have WPS Office let me save to Dropbox? (as I previously did in a Windows based system)

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Neal

Hi @pyxye,

Welcome to the Dropbox Community!

You're already ahead by having installed Dropbox and WPS Office. Let's make them work together so you can save WPS Office files directly to your Dropbox folder.

1. Locate your Dropbox Folder

When you install Dropbox on Ubuntu, it typically creates a folder in your home directory, like:

/home/your-username/Dropbox

You can verify this by:

Opening Files (Ubuntu’s file manager)
Clicking on Home
Looking for a Dropbox folder

2. Open WPS Office and Save a File

When you create or open a document in WPS Office, follow these steps:

Click File > Save As
In the file dialog, navigate to:
- /home/your-username/Dropbox
Or:
- Click the “Other Locations” or “Home” option if you don’t see Dropbox right away
- Then double-click into the Dropbox folder
Choose the subfolder (if any) and filename, then click Save

3. Check Sync

Make sure Dropbox is running and syncing:

You should see the Dropbox icon in the top panel (near the clock)
Click it to verify your files are syncing correctly

Jay

Hi @pyxye, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

When you save files using WPS Office, are you saving the files in the Dropbox folder, in order for the Dropbox desktop app to sync it to your Dropbox account online?

This will help me to assist further!

Megan

Hey @pyxye, I hope you're doing well!

Just following up to check if you had a chance to review our last message.

If you still need assistance, feel free to get back to me with the details requested. If the issue is resolved, we'd love to know what worked out for you.

pyxye

Good morning, Megan

Two gentlemen, Neal and Jay, wrote with answers. Firstly, I'd like to apologize. I wasn't able to get back into the Dropbox Community to thank them for their help (my password wasn't being accepted). Thank you for your follow-up. The link in your message helped me get back in (nope .. I don't understand why/how my password was allowed to work this time).

My problem was with getting Dropbox to work as a direct save place from WPS Office within the Linux operating system. I had told Neal that both Dropbox and WPS Office are installed on my Linux homepage. He said that was a good start. However, the next time I needed Dropbox the launcher for the program failed to operate. I have not since been able to successfully reinstall Dropbox and have the launcher work again.

As a work-around, for now, I am saving WPS files to a Document file and later uploading them from there into Dropbox; extra steps I'd prefer to eliminate. Do you know how I can get Linux to accept Dropbox again, with a working launcher? ... and then to integrate Dropbox with WPS Office so that I may save a file directly into a folder in Dropbox?

Thank you to you and all the clever humans who volunteer solutions to this site. Cheers to you!

Danielle

Walter

Hi from me too and thanks for the additional information @pyxye - much appreciated.

If you tried to reinstall the Dropbox desktop app and it didn't work for you, you can try an advanced reinstall. When it comes to the error the launcher gave you, I'd appreciate a screenshot so that we can have a visual too.

As for having Dropbox as a save place from WPS Office, note that if you should be able to point it to save in your Dropbox folder, once you've (re)installed the Dropbox desktop app and it's back up and running and syncing normally. In regards to connecting Dropbox to WPS Office, you'd need to do it from WPS Office directly so we won't be able to help much with that.

I hope this helps a tad and please let us know how you get on.