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Dropbox doesn't sync symbolic links anymore
Hi,
until this summer I was able to sync folders outside Dropbox using simbolic links.
I just tried again to sync a folder with this tricky method and it's not working. I tried to create simbolic...
Seems like Dropbox have removed the one most useful feature of DropBox; it is now 99% useless. Who the hell wants to reverse the symlinks. We all have file structures outside the dropbox maybe over multiple drives, which we have used for years, so are never going to change that. This is a crazy decision. Go back to the otiginal method ort I'm done with Dropbox !!
Does nobody from Dropbox bother to read these ?????
I see no repsonse from them and no explanation of why the symbolic link featrure was removed.
I think I'm done with Dropbox. I've laready cancelled our business account and my personal account is probably going to go the same way. It's of little use anymore.
Can anybody recomend a good alternative .. ie. one that does not rely on one folder location or supports symbolic links?
I had a chat with DB support, seems they removed symlinks due to a large amount of users getting confused. They have no plans to restore this feature and suggested I add it as a feature request. I've since deleted all my data as I said DB is of no use to me now. They have offered me a refund which I have accepted. As soon as that goes through I will cancel my account. I have switched to Sync.com where symbolic links work fine.
+1 to add that back!
