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Zmosby
New member | Level 2
21 days ago

Specific folders don't show up in Explorer, if I rename them on the site they sync

They aren't hidden, they are synced, they have selective sync set up. They should sync, there is no reason they aren't. If I go in and rename the folder, even just add a 1 to the end of the folder na...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    21 days ago

    Hi Zmosby, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Do the folders have a dot at the end of them, or any other incompatible characters?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

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Jay
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21 days ago

Hi Zmosby, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Do the folders have a dot at the end of them, or any other incompatible characters?

 

This will help me to assist further!

  • Zmosby's avatar
    Zmosby
    New member | Level 2
    21 days ago

    Yup! That was it, thank you!

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      Jay
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      21 days ago

      No worries, glad to have helped out!

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