Dropbox selective sync - is it possible to have new folders created on other devices NOT be automatically added to sync folders on current device?
For example:
I have the following folders in my Dropbox:
Folder1
Folder2
Folder3
On PC1, I have only the following folders selected in selective sync:
Folder1
Folder2
Folder3
does does not sync to this PC as it is omitted in selective sync.
Now on PC2, I create a new folder, Folder4
.
Dropbox automatically adds the folder to the selected sync folders on PC1
So I now have on PC1:
Folder1
Folder2
Folder4 (added automatically to selective sync folders)
Is there a way to set up Dropbox so that Folder4
is not synced to PC1 until I explicitly select it in selective sync?
Answer
You could do this, but only with subfolders:
Dropbox --> PC1 --> Folder1
--> Folder2
--> PC2 --> Folder3
--> Folder4
--> All PCs --> Folder5
So PC1 has selective sync setup to sync PC1
and All PCs
, PC2 has selective sync setup to sync PC2
and All PCs
.
Therefore if PC2 creates PC2 --> Folder6
it will not be synced to PC1.
Unfortunately adding a subfolder of a partially synced folder causes any new folders to also sync, so this is the only current way for this to work.
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