Show HN: I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox
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Re: Show HN: I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox
#2Hi there,
Razvan (author) here. I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox. It currently works on Windows. Haven't finished the website yet, just the app.
A little background on the app: I wanted to backup my external drives to Dropbox for a while and tried using symlinks but those don't work for that. If you remove the external drive, all your files will get deleted from Dropbox. Also, you need to restart Dropbox if you make changes to the folders on the external drive. Otherwise, they won't be synced.
I talked to my twin brother about this and he suggested building an app for that. Having a background in Windows internals we decided to go ahead and build it. We wanted to solve that in an elegant and effortless way, something even our parents (who are not tech savvy) could use.
So here is Boxifier, a Windows app which installs on top of Dropbox and lets you right click any folder and sync it to Dropbox.
I would really appreciate any feedback you might have. Thanks, Razvan
Re: Show HN: I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox
#3In before acquired by Dropbox :)
Great job! This is a much feature in Dropbox. Would be awesome if it worked on Macs.
Re: Show HN: I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox
#4It already exists on OS X[1], and it also works with Google Drive and a bunch of other cloud storage providers.
Re: Show HN: I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox
#5In before acquired by Dropbox :) Great job! This is a much feature in Dropbox. Would be awesome if it worked on Macs.
Dropbox could have added this feature years ago but didn't, and I think the reason they don't is for simplicity and usability for the end user, not because they didn't think of it.
Re: Show HN: I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox
#6This ia good effort might even force the hand of Dropbox to add a similar feature to the official client.
I need a solution to use all the 1TB of Dropbox space available without having to have 1TB of space on my laptop and without having to resort to use the web interface.
Re: Show HN: I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox
#7This ia good effort might even force the hand of Dropbox to add a similar feature to the official client. I need a solution to use all the 1TB of Dropbox space available without having to have 1TB of space on my laptop and without having to resort to use the web interface.
Could you please try Boxifier and let me know how it works for you? I would appreciate it.
Re: Show HN: I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox
#8In before acquired by Dropbox :) Great job! This is a much feature in Dropbox. Would be awesome if it worked on Macs.
Dropbox could have added this feature years ago but didn't, and I think the reason they don't is for simplicity and usability for the end user, not because they didn't think of it.
Selecting folders to sync seems a lot easier than copying files into a folder whose only purpose is to sync, but I guess I don't have my finger on the pulse of the geriatric segment.
Re: Show HN: I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox
#9Hi there, Razvan (author) here. I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox. It currently works on Windows. Haven't finished the website yet, just the app. A little background on the app: I wanted to backup my external drives to Dropbox for a while and tried using symlinks but those don't work for that. If you remove the external drive, all your files will get deleted from Dropbox. Also, you need to restart Drop…
Would you mind giving a bit more information about how it's working?
Re: Show HN: I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox
#10Hi there, Razvan (author) here. I created an app to sync any folder with Dropbox. It currently works on Windows. Haven't finished the website yet, just the app. A little background on the app: I wanted to backup my external drives to Dropbox for a while and tried using symlinks but those don't work for that. If you remove the external drive, all your files will get deleted from Dropbox. Also, you need to restart Drop…
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