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PCs begin to sync folders that I did not select for synchronization
I'm encountering a syncing issue across multiple PCs using the same Dropbox account, and I'm hoping for some insights or solutions.
Here's the setup:
I have multiple PCs linked to the same ...
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
JasonCage wrote:
When I go into their Dropbox preferences in the app on those PCs, I find new folders selected to select sync that, somehow, are selecting themselves.
I believe you're misunderstanding how Selective Sync works. Any new folders added to Dropbox will sync down to those computers until you go into Selective Sync on each device and uncheck them. That is the intended behavior.
If you don't want anything to sync down to those computers, create another top level folder for your main computer, remove it in Selective Sync on the other computers, then work exclusively within that folder instead of the root of Dropbox.
