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Don't do this. I had some critical files which this stupid Dropbox sync system deleted without asking because I had removed the local copy of the folder on my m
by piyush_soni 14y ago
Don't do this. I had some critical files which this stupid Dropbox sync system deleted without asking because I had removed the local copy of the folder on my machine. I couldn't even find a simple setting there, which says "don't delete files while syncing", or even something like "warn before deleting files". It totally sucks.
- andreasvc 14y agoI'm afraid you have simply failed to grasp the meaning of syncing. The whole point of Dropbox is to have a folder which always has exactly the same contents on all your Dropbox installations, and the copy on their servers.
- piyush_soni 14y agoWell, if you know a bit more about sync, there are different types of it(One way, two way, 'echo only' etc.). Sure, I failed to understand all of how Dropbox worked (and that's why lost my files), but probably the previous sync software like SyncToy from MS had pampered me. Have you ever done contacts syncing on phones? If you look properly, it will give you all different options for syncing. Many sync software are extremely cautious about deleting multiple files on the server, and that is what I was expecting from Dropbox too.