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Dropbox ignore file or folder in beta

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Re: Dropbox ignore file or folder in beta

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NikolaeVarius wrote: post #6
spectaclepiece wrote: post #2

The most requested feature, to allow a file or folder to be ignored by Dropbox sync without using selective sync is finally in beta. The community requested a .dropboxignore file but they chose another solution which I’m sure is reasonable for making the feature more user friendly to non-devs. This will be immensely helpful for node_modules or build target directories.

I can imagine a world where a arbitrary directory is filled with gitignore, dropboxignore, googledriveignore, backblazeignore, s3ignore, rsynciginore, dotignore, ipfsignore . . . Goddamn, stop the world I want to get off

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Re: Dropbox ignore file or folder in beta

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Post by somehnguy »

dylan604 wrote: post #89
marksomnian wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're a Node/JavaScript developer, you might want to keep code in Dropbox, but putting node_modules in there will tank it.

I don't use Dropbox, nor am I a Node dev. Why would a node_modules directory tank Dropbox?

Because NPM's first operation is to pull in half the internet as modules so you can write 'Hello World' on your webpage. Thats too many files for the Dropbox client to handle.

Re: Dropbox ignore file or folder in beta

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Post by auto »

rmah wrote: post #81

I have never understood why dropbox refuses to allow folders other than "Dropbox" to be sync'ed. It mystifies me and keeps me from using it.

Kinda feels like a dark pattern in order to get Dropbox to be your "filesystem".

Can't lie, I've been a dropbox user since nearly the very beginning, and a paid user for longer than I can remember, and it does kinda fill this purpose for me. Application and platform specific things live outside of my Dropbox directory, but everything personal, work, and school related document wise lives in it, as well as a mostly unsynced folder that holds the backlog archive of my entire digital life, to the tune of ~400gb.

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Post by dpcan »

Fantastic!!! Will definitely go back to Dropbox when this feature is available.

Recently I switched to OneDrive, also no ignore that I can find, but I'm only making extra copies of stuff in there that I want backed up to the cloud.

Re: Dropbox ignore file or folder in beta

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gwbas1c wrote: post #63
Illniyar wrote: post #60

Will an ignored file be ignored for all devices or just my device? That is, what if I have a file/directory in my dropbox on one device and then another device "ignores" it? would it be ignored everywhere or just in my device? Either way seems like a recipe for a lot of problems. No wonder it took so long to get to it (and it's still in Beta).

Paragraph #2 answers your question: > Once ignored, the file or folder remains where it is in your Dropbox folder and is synced to your computer’s hard drive, but it’s deleted from the Dropbox server and your other devices, can’t be accessed on dropbox.com, and won’t sync to your Dropbox account.

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Re: Dropbox ignore file or folder in beta

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Post by pottertheotter »

terpua wrote: post #12

for those using google drive or onedrive, we have ignore rules which supports gitignore syntax -- https://help.insynchq.com/en/articles/3045421-ignore-rules note: i'm a co-founder

To clarify, Insync is a client used in place of Backup and Sync / Drive File Stream?

Do you have a Linux CLI client? I have a headless Ubuntu server at home that I sync personal files on. Currently using Dropbox but in the process of switching to Google Drive (both a personal and business account) and it seems like there's no good CLI only client for Linux.

Re: Dropbox ignore file or folder in beta

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Post by bad_user »

Are these settings persisted on their server?

Does Dropbox know to not sync those files on a new computer, or do you have to set those settings everywhere?

If not, if this works like Selective Sync (which is a local setting), then you can end up accidentally syncing those files from new computers. And is thus not equivalent with a .gitignore.

Also does it support glob patterns?

Why couldn't they do a .gitignore that syncs along with your other Dropbox files and be done with it?

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