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Pindarodge's avatar
Pindarodge
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5 years ago
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Exclude folders on Mac

Hi,   I have a Dropbox Plus account running on a mac in which I have a folder that I want dropbox to ignore when syncing. So it doesn't need to be stored on dropbox.com and only on my desktop. ...
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  • Pindarodge's avatar
    Pindarodge
    5 years ago

    Hi Lusil,

     

    Somehow the option appeared when I was checking if the folder was shared.  So now the dropdown did have the "don't sync to dropbox.com" option present. Not a clue what caused the change. Maybe a reboot? But thanks for the reply otherwise I wouldn't have taken this action:)

     

    Best,

     

    Rogier

Lusil's avatar
Lusil
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5 years ago

Hey there Pindarodge, let's see what we can find. 

 

I could only recreate the same options that you see when selecting a shared folder. 

 

Could you let me know if you're trying to choose a shared folder to be ignored?

 

Looking forward to hearing back from you!

  • Pindarodge's avatar
    Pindarodge
    New member | Level 2
    5 years ago

    Hi Lusil,

     

    Somehow the option appeared when I was checking if the folder was shared.  So now the dropdown did have the "don't sync to dropbox.com" option present. Not a clue what caused the change. Maybe a reboot? But thanks for the reply otherwise I wouldn't have taken this action:)

     

    Best,

     

    Rogier

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