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Feedback on the new desktop app "ignore files" feature.
@Daphne that's great news! I look forward to trying it out.
But it would also be nice to have a configuration file, like ".dropboxignore", to list paths or patterns to exclude. The reason is that e...
Indeed! Excited here too about the new ignore attribute! As mentioned in the Ignore with Symlinks post, there is an upside and a downside to each approach. The xattr method works perfectly by not pushing content to the cloud, HOWEVER, upon EVERY change within node_modules, Dropbox reindexes it triggering a long-running processor load which delays other legitimate uploads outside that folder. I don’t know why Dropbox is doing this, unless the it allows re-including deeper content, but wish it "truly ignored" the entire directory. The symlink method avoids reindexing entirely, so there is zero-impact when changes occur. If xattr ignore could be configured to truly ignore and not reindex, then it would be perfect for all requirements.
Is anybody else with early access to xattr ignore seeing reindexing on folders with > 50K files? To test it, after applying each ignore method (xattr ignore, and symlink ignore), delete “all contents" of the node_modules folder (not the node_modules folder itself!!), then `yarn install` and watch Dropbox behavior + processor load. How long does it take for Dropbox to return to idle?
