Two computers one account

[Brice d.3]

If I have two computers with Dropbox and each one is using the same Dropbox account what would happen if I start with both computer synced like this:

/Dropbox/Folder1

   File1.txt

/Dropbox/Folder2

   File2.txt

Now I turn off computer 2.

On computer 1 I change the above to the following by renaming the first folder and deleting the second folder.

/Dropbox/Folder1NewName    #folder name change

   File1.txt                                     #content change

   File2.txt                                    #file added

Now I turn on computer 2 and let it sync. What would be the result after syncing?

[Brice d.3]

And sorry for not just trying it, but I'm scared to death to turn on computer 2 right now.

[Mark · Accepted solution]

The result would be :
Folder renamed
Folder 2 deleted AS WELL AS ITS SUB FOLDERS (i.e. File2.txt)

Dropbox is a syncing tool. So whatever happens on one device mirrors to all others.

[Brice d.3]

Thanks for the quick reply. That simple "mirror" idea seems to help me a lot. But, obviously, if both computers are changing, then "mirror" doesn't really represent a complete analogy (in my case above it does and so your answer is perfect for my immediate need).

Is there a document that I can access that describes how Dropbox resolves conflicts? Simple file conflicts I understand, but there are many folder conflicts that I can't grasp how they would be resolved.

For example, computer1 deletes Folder1 and computer2 adds a file to Folder1 before either can sync. In this example, let's say that the delete folder arrives at the server first. What happens to the file when it arrives?

I suppose once my laptop syncs (which I am no longer afraid of :), I will just try these ideas and see what happens. But thanks for your time and any comment you might have.

[PJM3]

The Sync is good but one of my computers is low on disk space so I decided I dont want all the stored folders but if I delete any folders the sync will remove it from the from other computer.

is there a way to organise that one computer only syncs with selected folders?

[ernstMreicher58]

for that reason there is selective sync!!!

https://www.dropbox.com/help/syncing-uploads/selective-sync-overview