Symlinks are a terrific way to duplicate the presence of files in multiple places. When Dropbox allowed Symlinks, and recommended Symlinks, it fundamentally ch

Symlinks are a terrific way to duplicate the presence of files in multiple places. When Dropbox allowed Symlinks, and recommended Symlinks, it fundamentally changed the meaning of what Symlinks were. It focused it on its technique to emulate and a way to direct Dropbox to synchronize folders not necessarily in the Dropbox folder.