Add .dropboxignore directory to exclude folders without using selective sync

how do you know 'The folders will still natively sync with the Dropbox backend'? when you execute that command I'm seeing no trace of it anywhere including a watcher I've got going at the same time. It's using powershell and mac/linux native commands that are used for many things other than DB, so I'm not sure DB have much control over it as its not a command made by them they're just leveraging on it. at the end of the day, right click, don't sync, it's done and it'll be immediately replicated all on that account/shared in.

Having said that im not adverse to a full blown dropbox made solution necessarily but be careful what you wish for because there's no guarantee it'll be better or easier than this one and from past experience, it rarely is. Moving and copying an .ignore file around the place feels prone to lots of mistakes as you say. anyway, all good. working excellent for what i need. I have this going off when i open a particular app so it 'checks out' that project and returns it to dropbox on exit.