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thenowak
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Ignoring a file without an extension

I try to set a file as ignored for sync. The problem is the file does not have an extension. When I try Set-Content -Path 'C:\Users\yourname\Dropbox(Personal)\YourFileName' -Stream com.dropbox.igno...
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    thenowak
    2 years ago

    Hi Jay, thank you for the quick reply. It seems I've found the culprit - the file in question had the read-only attribute. After changing that, even no extension doesn't pose an issue.

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thenowak
New member | Level 2

Hi Jay, thank you for the quick reply. It seems I've found the culprit - the file in question had the read-only attribute. After changing that, even no extension doesn't pose an issue.

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Jay
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2 years ago

Glad to hear we were able to resolve the issue. If you need any further assistance in the future, please let me know.

 

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