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Will Dropbox ever allow syncing arbitrary directories?
I have been a long time free user of Dropbox. The free plan was enough for an occasional share. But I have a huge photo archive as a photographer, and I also scanned all the family photos and digiti...
Hi Butl Nor
So, will Dropbox ever support this? I am really considering to become a paying user, but without this, it's useless.
Most likely they won't. Based on their recent actions and their earnings call with investors, it looks like they are streamlining their core product (Dropbox), removing features and support for older versions of Windows. They recently removed consumer features (Capture, Vault) and it looks like they are now focusing mainly on features for business customers and investing heavily in Dropbox Dash and AI. This is not just some guessing on my part, one can independently confirm this by looking into their recent earnings calls.
The good news is that third party solutions for syncing arbitrary directories with Dropbox have been around for a long time, so people like me (who love Dropbox, but also want sync outside folders) can continue enjoying Dropbox without having to move folders to the Dropbox folder.
Hope this helps,
Andrew (DBoxTips)
P.S. I am a volunteer on the Dropbox forums, freely and happily sharing know-how with other users, not affiliated with Dropbox in any way.
