Error when trying to exclude a file using PowerShell (on Windows 7)

Hi ppan, happy Monday, I hope you're doing well! 

Interesting. Is your Dropbox desktop app open and running? If so, what is the syncing status as we speak? 

Please, feel free to also send me a screenshot of the error you get on your end, so I can have visual too. 

Let me know more, and we'll take it from there. 

This is not an error with Dropbox, but with windows PowerShell. (I was following the instructions on Dropbox website as I explained above).

I also wrote the exact PowerShell error in my post above.

A screenshot will not show anything new (except reveal personal details - that is why I replaced part of the path with "x"))

Hi ppan, according to your original command, you wrote Set-Content -Path twice, which is why this error is occurring.

Try formatting the command correctly like so, and it should work.

Set-Content -Path 'D:\Dropbox\x\x\x\x\options.ini' -Stream com.dropbox.ignored -Value 1

Sorry, I typed it wrong in the original post (and I am not able to edit it). The command that I used was indeed:

Set-Content -Path 'D:\Dropbox\x\x\x\x\options.ini' -Stream com.dropbox.ignored -Value 1

I tried it again. Same error.

Hey ppan, thanks for clarifying this.

May we send you an email, so we can look into this internally?

Yes, you can send me an Email.
However, did you try it yourself using PowerShell?
You can just use the path to any file in the local dropbox.
For example, I tried this simpler path and I get the same error:

Set-Content -Path 'D:\Dropbox\TEST\options.ini' -Stream com.dropbox.ignored -Value 1

No worries, I just sent you an email, so we'll investigate this further.

When you have a moment, please reply back to me.

Thanks!

The E-mails to my forum E-mail address are forwarded to another E-mail address.

I responded from that E-mail address.
Did you test PowerShell yourself, e.g. using:

Set-Content -Path 'D:\Dropbox\TEST\options.ini' -Stream com.dropbox.ignored -Value 1

 ?
EDIT: I have been using Windows 7 (64 bit). I just tried it on a Windows 10 PC and I didn't get the error.
However, Dropbox then deleted the file (options.ini)!
That is not what I had expected. I just wanted to exclude the file from syncing!?