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rjclardy
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

The ignore folder feature is not working.

I can confirm that I'm seeing the same behavior that cabreu described: ignored folders don't get synced BUT the dropbox app continues to monitor them anyway and performs some level of processing when...
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teadrinker's avatar
teadrinker
New member | Level 2

Hello Megan!
Yes, I just updated the app.


I am Using:

Set-Content -Path Library\ -Stream com.dropbox.ignored -Value 1

(I've tried both relative and full 'quoted' paths, and with and without trailing backslash. I also tried :com.dropbox.ignored and user.com.dropbox.ignored etc)

Again, ignore feature works on files, but not directories.

aplowman's avatar
aplowman
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

What worked for me was adding an asterisk after the directory name:

 

Set-Content -Path Library\* -Stream com.dropbox.ignored -Value 1

 

 

  • jamievicary's avatar
    jamievicary
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    I still have this issue. Is there an update? Looks like this has been a problem for years now.

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    2 years ago

    Hey jamievicary, I hope you're doing well!

     

    Just to make sure we're on the same page here: are these the steps you follow on your end when trying to ignore a file/folder? 

     

    Do you have any problems or come across any errors when trying them out?

     

    Let me know more, and we'll take it from there!

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