How do I get Dropbox to do selective sync?

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I managed to set up selective sync in Dropbox once before but now I can't work out how I did it. I want to set Dropbox to "selective sync" so that I don't end up with all my personal files on my work computer.

I've got it running on Ubuntu, Windows 7, and Mac OSX 10.5.

Kirt

Posted 2011-01-24T01:41:47.283

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Question was closed 2017-05-09T07:17:12.250

Answers

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From Dropbox's "What is Selective Sync":

Windows:

  • Click on the Dropbox icon from the system tray
  • Select Preferences
  • Click the Advanced Tab
  • Click the Selective Sync button

Mac OS X and Linux:

  • Click the Dropbox icon from the menu bar
  • Select Preferences
  • Click the Advanced Tab
  • Click the Selective Sync button

dropbox settings

selective sync

bfhd

Posted 2011-01-24T01:41:47.283

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Note that he should also have Dropbox version 0.8 or higher. Previous versions don't have this feature – bruno077 – 2011-01-24T02:13:38.427

ah! that's the problem, my advanced tab isn't on this machine. Is it safe to update the dropbox software? – Kirt – 2011-01-24T02:27:59.550

actually, how do i update dropbox, i can only find an install link on the website and it doesn't ask if i'm updating a previous version. – Kirt – 2011-01-24T02:32:02.810

@Bec: Yes, it should be safe to update. I don't know why it wouldn't be. – Wuffers – 2011-01-24T02:32:17.193

can i do an update without deleting and reinstalling? – Kirt – 2011-01-24T05:07:03.907

@Bec Reinstalling won't delete your files in your Dropbox folder. – Sathyajith Bhat – 2011-01-24T08:39:02.710

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