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#Avoid sync issues between dropbox and dropsync windows

For example, setup a windows task to add symlink, wait xx minutes for dropbox sync to complete, then another task to delete/undo the symlink to prevent unwanted auto-syncing by dropbox. If there was a way to schedule how often to apply the syslink, maybe that would be a compromise. I do understand that for those that have large files elsewhere on their system and do not want to duplicate them into a separate folder (and thus use symbolic links) this is not an ideal situation. Or if you want compression/encryption of your files, then you can use cryptsync. You can either use realtimesync or windows task scheduler to have granular control over how often the files are synced. Instead of using symbolic link, you can use a program like FreeFileSync and customize exactly which files you want synced and to which folder. Since Dropbox staff made it clear that it will NOT implement a selective file/folder sync, the user will have to implement this manually. In addition, Dropbox will not sync files that you did not create links to. In the new folder, create hard links (or symbolic links) to the files in the original excluded folder that you do want to be synced.ĭropbox will sync these files as though they are residing in this new folder, eventhough they are actually in the original one.

You may name it suitably to indicate that it is a duplicate of the excluded folder.

Create a new folder next to the excluded folder.

In Selective Sync feature, exclude the entire folder containing both the files you don't want synced and those you do want synced.

When Firefox is run again, it will see the file as though it was never moved, but Dropbox will see the link and not sync the actual file.Īpparently Dropbox does sync symbolic links or hard links as though they are actual files.īut if you know for sure what files in a folder you want synced (that is, their names are fixed, not changing or random), you can do a reverse-syncing hack: I did this with my Chrome installation and the above steps helped me shave off the syncing of huge caches, icons, etc.Īs for any files you don't want synced but you find are inside folders that you do want synced, exit Firefox, move the file to another location, then create a symbolic or hard-link to it in the original location. Uncheck the cache folders and any other folders you find Firefox is changing frequently. If you see an Advanced View or similar button, click it. In Dropbox Settings, go to Advanced > Selective Sync.