Can you selectively sync only selected folders and leave the other folders alone?

Brian286 wrote:

... a switch to give an option to leave the other folders alone, still on the local PC under folder Dropbox.

If you mean that you want to leave a folder in the Dropbox folder and NOT have Dropbox sync it, then you can already do this by telling Dropbox to ignore the folder.

• https://help.dropbox.com/sync/ignored-files

To set a file or folder to be ignored:

1. Navigate to the file or folder you wish to set to be ignored.
2. Right-click on that file or folder to pull up the context menu.
3. Hover over Dropbox.
4. Click Don’t sync to Dropbox.com.

In 3.   I cannot see  a option just  "Dropbox"    Plenty of  eg   Dropbox Icon & eg  Share...

And cannot see any reference to    

1. Don’t sync to Dropbox.com.     except in

• https://help.dropbox.com/sync/ignored-files

So I wonder if  that help.dropbox.com/sync/ignored-files   is out of date.

Hey Brian286 - could you send us a screenshot of the options you get so that we can have a  visual too?

Also, what is your computer's OS version and the Dropbox desktop app's status and version as shown in your system tray?

ntel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz   3.20 GHz     8Gb RAM

Windows 10 Pro  Version  22H2     OS build 19045.5247

Dropbox  Preference, General shows  V215.4.7202

Did you try using the PowerShell application on your computer instead of the right click option Brian286?

As for not getting the 'Don't sync to Dropbox.com' option, there might be a 3rd party app that's interfering. In that case, you could try quitting your 3rd party apps and trying again. 

Keep us posted anyhow!

PS: Have you considered using the option to keep some of your files and folders online-only, instead of available offline? 

Just seen  in help ignored-files  FAQ's-   Will the commands to ignore files and folders work on my operating system.

If you’re using Windows, Linux, or macOS earlier than 12.5 and have moved the Dropbox folder to a location other than the default one, the commands above won't work. You’ll need to update it manually.

Well I moved my Dropbox to R: Dropbox    Not impressed if Dropbox cannot handle that.  And   what does it mean - to update it manually.

Hi Brian286! Hope you don’t mind if I jump in here. 

Since the Dropbox folder is no longer in its default location, you’d need to manually update the directory that appears in the code of the PowerShell script here; this way, you should be able to ignore files in your Dropbox folder, even after being moved.