I would like to play around with file mangers other than Nautilus, but recall from years ago that far from all support the Dropbox status icons.
As I frequently orientate myself by those icons to check if a given file or folder has synced, support for them is high on my list.
So: What file managers support Dropbox status icons, and what is needed to get them to display?
To get Dropbox icons on Caja file manager (fork of Nautilus) you have to install caja-dropbox package:
sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
sudo apt-get install caja-dropbox
Then logout (or reboot) and login back.
As the result you will get icons in Caja and Dropbox icon on GNOME or MATE panel.
See screenshot below from Ubuntu MATE:
To get Dropbox icons on Nautilus you have to install nautilus-dropbox package:
sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox
Then logout (or reboot) and login back.
As the result you will get icons in Nautilus and Dropbox icon on GNOME panel.
See screenshot below from GNOME FlashBack session:
