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How to stop dropbox from syncing temp files?
Is it possible to stop Dropbox from syncing temp files and cache files that various applications create in the same folder as the file I want to sync? An example is MS Access, which has an accdb file...
Hey
Everything put inside the dropbox folder is automatically synced on the website. The only workaround that I could think of, so as to avoid syncing temp files, would be to modify your files offline and then put these back inside the Dropbox folder on your desktop.
Hope this helps you clarify!
Kind regards,
JaneA
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIThere is no method to exclude specific files.
Why?
- Jane
Dropbox Staff
Hey
Everything put inside the dropbox folder is automatically synced on the website. The only workaround that I could think of, so as to avoid syncing temp files, would be to modify your files offline and then put these back inside the Dropbox folder on your desktop.
Hope this helps you clarify!
Kind regards,
JaneA
