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S38
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago
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PDF files not syncing to desktop, but all other filestypes do sync in the same folder

I did selective sync on a folder that contains several folders. But one of them is not syncing its pdf files and only the pdfs, other filetypes did sync.

I have access to these files via browser, so I know they're in that folder.

 

I did restart the app, did un-sync/re-sync folder, pause and resume sync, still same result and says that files are up to date

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    S38
    2 years ago

    Ah I figured it out, the files didn't sync because they had an asterisk character in their names.

    All good now

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  • S38's avatar
    S38
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    Ah I figured it out, the files didn't sync because they had an asterisk character in their names.

    All good now

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