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malikjfernando
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago

Symlink changes - Mac OS sync desktop to Dropbox broken

I have tons of working files on my Mac desktop which I need to access on iOS and this worked well with symlink between desktop and dropbox folder. With the recent change where symlinks don't sync fol...
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numan
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

so how do i do this on macs so that my desktop and downloads folder continue to funtion on Mac OS but are all synced across multiplpe macs?

 

This is the ONE KILLER feature I have relied upon and without it I really ahve little use for Dropbox. 

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siamesekitten
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

I posted this answer on another similar thread but thought I would post it here too since you asked:

 

I'm a Mac consultant and I've been using the below excellent directions from ZDNet to sync Desktop and Documents folders across multiple computers via Dropbox for years. Also works for single computers, of course. Works perfectly and uses the method Dropbox recommends/supports. I've got literally dozens of clients using it. If you have a problem with the symlinks getting deleted, lock them, as mentioned in another thread. 

https://www.zdnet.com/article/beyond-icloud-syncing-your-desktop-and-documents-between-macs-using-dropbox/

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