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Now they just need the also much-requested inverse feature, a reliable way to sync files outside of the Dropbox root folder. Useful for app specific config file
by cactus2093 7y ago
Now they just need the also much-requested inverse feature, a reliable way to sync files outside of the Dropbox root folder. Useful for app specific config files that often don’t let you choose where to store them. Using symlinks on Mac sort of works but it’s kind of fragile and it’s a pain to remember to set up on a new machine, and on windows there’s no workaround at all.
It’s kind of crazy that there are still these low hanging fruit advanced syncing use cases, that would help keep Dropbox’s position as a leader in this crowded space, and they are a multi billion dollar company, but they drag their feet on it for so long. I know they want to keep cranking out mediocre me-too productivity tools that nobody is asking for in case they get lucky and one catches on, but they should really be able to do this too.
- rapunkill 7y agoYou can use the mklink command to link files since windows 7 https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/131182-create-soft-hard-symbolic-links-windows.html https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/131182-create-soft-hard-...
- davrosthedalek 7y agoAll linking tricks are often defeated if the program in question writes to the file. Especially on windows, it's common practice to first write out a new file, if you didn't crash, remove the old file and rename the new file. This breaks the link. I'm not sure if this is also common for config files, but I would not be surprised.
- Epskampie 7y agoJust link the parent folder into dropbox, I do it for savegames all the time. Or switch to resilio sync, it’s great and selfhosted. Unlimited folders can be used.