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Baboo85's avatar
Baboo85
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago

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...
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bluesplayer43's avatar
bluesplayer43
Helpful | Level 6

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.

bulgaria_mitko's avatar
bulgaria_mitko
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

+1 to add that back!

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