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karen h.3
11 years agoNew member | Level 1
selective sync on ipad?
Is this possible? I know how to selectively sync on my computer, but I can't figure out how to do so on my ipad. HELP!
Mikhail S.3
11 years agoNew member | Level 1
Hi, thanks for the quick response.
We use Dropbox in a small sales lot for photos/projects/studies/etc. Biggest issue is that we have many devices and having all data/pictures/documents sync to the mobile device makes things complicated for others to search through. Any sensitive data is stored as encrypted archives and that's not what we're attempting to do. Right now, Dropbox is the easiest, most intuitive to use cloud-based collaboration package for us, we don't need the complexity of OneDrive/Office (though we use that for some things) or other services, The simplicity and ease-of-use and sharing is what keeps us on Dropbox. But, having all the data sync across all devices clutters each user's mobile device when it shouldn't have to, it makes finding things and getting things done very frustrating. On PC/Mac, selective sync allows us to decide what folders each user can see when using Dropbox.
Using "Favorite" would not work for us as we need data uploaded to the devices and ready for viewing as soon as it's added.
Selective sync is not a replacement for proper privacy or security, Dropbox for business does that (I beleive), but we're just asking for a tool to organize our Dropbox.
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