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.dropbox-ignore to prevent folders being uploaded to DropBox like git's .gitignore
Just like we have .gitignore for preventing files / folders to be uploaded to github, it would be nice to have the same for DropBox.
I have a workspace folder with tons of node_modules folders.
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Got the answer here : https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/restore-delete/ignored-files
I got it working like denysp said, but I needed to add the -r param, so:
`xattr -rw com.dropbox.ignored 1 /Users/yourname/Dropbox/**/node_modules`
Update: Actually, both commands seem to work, but you need to run it again every time a new node_modules dir is created (eg every time you npm install a new repo), it won't ignore new ones automatically 😞
At least that's slightly better than running a new custom command for every repo.
I've been copy pasting this every few days for a while and grew tired of editing the name, so to simplify:
`xattr -rw com.dropbox.ignored 1 ~/Dropbox/**/node_modules`
pCloud has this feature, save yourself some time and just get 2TB on pCloud for life during a sale. Just add node_modules etc etc inside their software client.
https://stackoverflow.com/a/72978599/126833
In case you want to get all of the node_modules that you want to delete in a shell file :
find . -name node_modules -type d -print0 | xargs -0 stat -f "rm -rf %N" > rm_node_modules.sh
Then in terminal run
bash rm_node_modules.sh
pCloud has this feature, this has been a dropbox request for years, don't waste your time.
