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BrunoCarvalho's avatar
BrunoCarvalho
Helpful | Level 5
2 hours ago

The Dropbox ignore feature isn't working

Operating System Windows 11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 244.3.6525 Issue I am a developer and created a rules.dropboxignore file configured to ignore the **/build folder. When...
desktop
sync
windows
Walter's avatar
Walter
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2 hours ago

Hey BrunoCarvalho - sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

I noticed that you're running a beta version of the Dropbox desktop app. Could you try installing the latest, stable version from this page and let us know if this persists?

Just make sure to toggle off the 'early releases' from your account's settings first. 

Cheers!

BrunoCarvalho's avatar
BrunoCarvalho
Helpful | Level 5
2 hours ago

I disabled the account settings, reinstalled the app with the new version, and the issue happened again. I did not need to restart the computer, I simply opened VSCode and clicked to build my project after Dropbox started (and synced files). If I delete the build folder, it will not sync until I do this again.

Version:  243.4.6956

 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    22 minutes ago

    I see, thanks for the quick response BrunoCarvalho. I've just followed up via email to have a further look internally so please take a look at your inbox and we'll take it from there. 

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