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Tom_M
11 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Status:
In Beta
Add .dropboxignore directory to exclude folders without using selective sync
Please please please can you add a feature that allows folders to be excluded from the Dropbox account (on windows and mac). For sure I'm not the first person to request this, but I'm yet to find a g...
Lars P.3
6 years agoHelpful | Level 6
The provided solution with com.dropbox.ignored flags are not without issues.
1. On computer A, I build an app and it creates node_modules. That folder gets synced to my other computers.
2. I ignore the folder on computer A, and the folder gets deleted from the other computers.
3. Now I do a build on computer B. That creates node_modules on computer B, and now that folder now gets synchronized to my other computers. But that results in the existing folder on computer A is being renamed "node_modules (Ignored in conflict)".
4. I can now ignore node_modules on computer B and the folder disappears on my other computers.
5. I now have to rename the folder on computer A back to node_modules.
If Dropbox had listened to its customers and just created a git style .ignorefolders kind of file, everything would have been much easier. And let's face it. This is mostly an option for computer professionals anyway.
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