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TBirdUK
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10 months ago

How can I stop a file from syncing to Dropbox on Windows?

Is there a way of marking individual files in the Dropbox folders so that they are not indexed/ uploaded?  I use a large 32 bit application that is constantly updating an indexing file in th...
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Jay
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10 months ago

Hi TBirdUK, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

You can use the right-click command, or the Powershell command in this article, if that option isn't available in order to set the file to be ignored by the Dropbox desktop application.

This will prevent the file from being detected by the app, and thus won't sync to the site.

If you need any further assistance, please let me know!

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TBirdUK
New member | Level 1
10 months ago

Thanks Jay
nothing in Right click, l i tried Powershell but no effect

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    Jay
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    10 months ago

    Could you try quitting the Dropbox desktop application entirely, then entering the Powershell script with the full file path of the file you're looking to ignore?

    Once done, try rebooting the machine entirely to see if this helps.

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      TBirdUK
      New member | Level 1
      10 months ago

      no difference
      Set-Content -Path 'C:\Users\Pete\Dropbox\Genealogy\project1.aqsort' -Stream com.dropbox.ignored -Value 1

       

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