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A small trick: Because Dropbox can only watch and sync one directory, and because I don't want to move all my stuff in that directory, I create symbolic links t
by jawher 16y ago
A small trick: Because Dropbox can only watch and sync one directory, and because I don't want to move all my stuff in that directory, I create symbolic links to the stuff I want sync'ed in the Dropbox directory.
- rakkhi 16y agoUnix newbie here: can I do a similar thing on Windows? Shortcuts do not work
- Riesling 16y agotype 'mklink' into console. only on vista and newer.
- rakkhi 16y agoMan i wish I could give you 10 upvotes, you have just solved my only issue with Dropbox. I have like 4 machines that I work on regularly and this has now allowed me to sync all those config files you cannot easily move e.g. iTunes including the iPhone backups, Chromium user data. Thank you so much!!
- cosjef 16y agoMore info here: http://lifehacker.com/5154698/sync-files-and-folders-outside-your-my-dropbox-folder http://lifehacker.com/5154698/sync-files-and-folders-outside...
- aquark 16y agoYou can use the sysinternals junction tool on earlier OS's: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.asp...
- runjake 16y agoFor those of us who use the newer Powershell, instead of the legacy cmd.exe, mklink isn't available. But you have some different options: - Use the sysinternals tools, as recommended in the comment below - Install PowerShell Community Extensions and use New-HardLink, New-SymLink, New-Junction, Remove-ReparsePoint http://pscx.codeplex.com/ http://pscx.codeplex.com/ - Use ln.exe - c:\Windows\system32\fsutil.exe create hardlink - Use mklink anyway: PS C:\> cmd /k mklink /D foo bar