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Sequoyah
6 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Syncing documents folder in Mac OS 10.14
So now that Dropbox has decided to FUBAR the way we use symlinks in dropbox, I am left wondering how to sync my "Documents folder. I am willing to move the folder into Dropbox, however, it seems t...
- 6 years ago
Thanks for getting back to me, Sequoyah.
Sounds like you're on the right track - awesome work!
The Documents folder on your User's path should be one of the default folders placed there by the OS, which may explain why you're able to hide it but not remove it.
In any case, if you have any other questions, just give me a nudge.
In the meantime, I hope you have a lovely day ahead!
Sequoyah
Explorer | Level 4
Lusil,
Thanks for the response. I think I figured it out.
I basically just created a documents folder in Dropbox and copied the contents over from the Documents folder, hid that folder from the sidebar in the finder and created a symlink back to the User folder. Not ideal but it works. It might be worth mentioning somewhere that the Documents folder in the User folder can't be deleted.
Thanks again for the response.
Lusil
6 years agoDropbox Staff
Thanks for getting back to me, Sequoyah.
Sounds like you're on the right track - awesome work!
The Documents folder on your User's path should be one of the default folders placed there by the OS, which may explain why you're able to hide it but not remove it.
In any case, if you have any other questions, just give me a nudge.
In the meantime, I hope you have a lovely day ahead!
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