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Add .dropboxignore directory to exclude folders without using selective sync
Please please please can you add a feature that allows folders to be excluded from the Dropbox account (on windows and mac). For sure I'm not the first person to request this, but I'm yet to find a g...
For all those with the .node_module issue: read my comment of the 15/09, which I report below.
This workaround prevents Dropbox to synchronise the content of any folder. It does use selective sync as a first step, but it does not have its biggest limitation.
I am using it myself for a slightly different application, and it works.
> Hi guys,
>
> I found a workaround to have Dropbox ignore the content of a folder; credits go to Raymond of the Unofficial Dropbox Wiki:
>
> These steps will help you exclude a folder from syncing:
>
> Lets say you have a folder that you want to exclude called NON_CLOUD.
> We first create an empty folder that is renamed to NON_CLOUD and place it into Dropbox.
> Then, we use selective sync to unsync that folder: https://help.dropbox.com/syncing-uploads/selective-sync-overview
> Next, move your actual NON_CLOUD folder into the previous location of the empty NON_CLOUD folder.
> That folder will have a grey circle with a “minus” sign and will not be synced to Dropbox.
> It is not ideal but it does work for me.
>
> Cheers,
> Guido