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Linux symlinks pointing outside of Dropbox folder -- can I keep them without syncing their targets?
I've noticed that my Dropbox icon is constantly syncing, which led me to this forum to investigate. I have a feeling it's related to how I'm using symlinks in my Dropbox folder, though I haven't foun...
Ok, I've figured out that this had nothing at all to do with symlinks! The real problem was that I had a couple instances of VSCode open, which added a ton of files to the system watchers limit. I closed everything down, restarted my laptop, and the syncing finished as expected. Then I "unexcluded" all of the symlinks I had excluded initially, and they sync just fine (not syncing their target content, just existing as pointers to directories).
Ok, I've figured out that this had nothing at all to do with symlinks! The real problem was that I had a couple instances of VSCode open, which added a ton of files to the system watchers limit. I closed everything down, restarted my laptop, and the syncing finished as expected. Then I "unexcluded" all of the symlinks I had excluded initially, and they sync just fine (not syncing their target content, just existing as pointers to directories).
