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Kind of bummed they seem to have gone the exact opposite of what I was expecting. I want to choose the folders (that live anywhere) to sync, I don't want to no

by kneath 16y ago

Kind of bummed they seem to have gone the exact opposite of what I was expecting. I want to choose the folders (that live anywhere) to sync, I don't want to not sync some stuff in my Dropbox folder. But such is the life of a technical user using a consumer app.

philh 16y ago
I think they've said they're working on that.
techsupporter 16y ago
As I recall (since I haven't used it in a year or more), SugarSync does this and has a free 2GB account, though it lacks a Linux client.
altano 16y ago
Live Mesh does this.
rarrrrrr 16y ago
SpiderOak does this. (I'm a founder.)
- nuclear_eclipse 16y ago
  As someone who tried and wanted to like SpiderOak enough to buy a plan (esp during your specials), I just couldn't get past the amount of inherent complexity in the user interface, and the way that backups/syncs are handled. I wanted to be able to easily define a synced set of data, and be able to have a simple way to replicate that synchronized data onto my other machines. Why do I need to set up a backup point on every machine first, and then individually link every machine's empty backup point to the main synchronized folder? And why isn't there an easy way to restore the backed up or synchonized directories to a machine if I have to wipe and reinstall? I can't even imagine trying to get my mother to set up and use SpiderOak... In the end, I gave up on SpiderOak and decided to get a paid Dropbox account instead, even though SpiderOak had the security/encryption stance I wanted and cost significantly less than Dropbox. SpiderOak just exposes too much complexity to the user, IMO. Thanks for listening to my rant. Sorry for dragging things off topic.
hikahi 16y ago
The feature you're after is called 'Watch any folder' and it needed selective sync to be done in order to be implemented. It's in the works! :)
spicyj 16y ago
You can fake it by using symbolic links (or junctions if you're on Windows): http://wiki.dropbox.com/TipsAndTricks/SyncOtherFolders http://wiki.dropbox.com/TipsAndTricks/SyncOtherFolders

by kneath 16y ago

philh 16y ago

I think they've said they're working on that.

techsupporter 16y ago

As I recall (since I haven't used it in a year or more), SugarSync does this and has a free 2GB account, though it lacks a Linux client.

altano 16y ago

Live Mesh does this.

rarrrrrr 16y ago

SpiderOak does this. (I'm a founder.)

nuclear_eclipse 16y ago
As someone who tried and wanted to like SpiderOak enough to buy a plan (esp during your specials), I just couldn't get past the amount of inherent complexity in the user interface, and the way that backups/syncs are handled. I wanted to be able to easily define a synced set of data, and be able to have a simple way to replicate that synchronized data onto my other machines. Why do I need to set up a backup point on every machine first, and then individually link every machine's empty backup point to the main synchronized folder? And why isn't there an easy way to restore the backed up or synchonized directories to a machine if I have to wipe and reinstall? I can't even imagine trying to get my mother to set up and use SpiderOak... In the end, I gave up on SpiderOak and decided to get a paid Dropbox account instead, even though SpiderOak had the security/encryption stance I wanted and cost significantly less than Dropbox. SpiderOak just exposes too much complexity to the user, IMO. Thanks for listening to my rant. Sorry for dragging things off topic.

hikahi 16y ago

The feature you're after is called 'Watch any folder' and it needed selective sync to be done in order to be implemented. It's in the works! :)

spicyj 16y ago

You can fake it by using symbolic links (or junctions if you're on Windows): http://wiki.dropbox.com/TipsAndTricks/SyncOtherFolders http://wiki.dropbox.com/TipsAndTricks/SyncOtherFolders