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Getting things synced up to your Dropbox cloud storage from your Windows desktop normally means moving other folders inside your My Dropbox folder. That's kind of a pain, and it can really throw a monkeywrench into your workflow.
Junctions are a handy way around the problem, but the average user might not feel messing with them manually. If that's true for you, check out DropBox Folder Sync. It makes use of Sysinternals' Junction utility to create "phantom" symlink directories and move the originals into your DropBox folder. Right click a folder on your hard drive, choose Sync with Dropbox, and you're done!
For example, I'm moving my C:\Users\Lee\Downloads\Logs folder. DFS will create a symlink so that Windows thinks the Logs folder is still in its original location -- then it will move my Logs folder to C:\Users\Lee\My Dropbox\Logs. Now, no shortcuts or programs looking for that folder will freak out just because it's been relocated.
It's a great little app...But can we please use a font besides Comic Sans in the main program window, fellas?
[via Ghacks]
Junctions are a handy way around the problem, but the average user might not feel messing with them manually. If that's true for you, check out DropBox Folder Sync. It makes use of Sysinternals' Junction utility to create "phantom" symlink directories and move the originals into your DropBox folder. Right click a folder on your hard drive, choose Sync with Dropbox, and you're done!
For example, I'm moving my C:\Users\Lee\Downloads\Logs folder. DFS will create a symlink so that Windows thinks the Logs folder is still in its original location -- then it will move my Logs folder to C:\Users\Lee\My Dropbox\Logs. Now, no shortcuts or programs looking for that folder will freak out just because it's been relocated.
It's a great little app...But can we please use a font besides Comic Sans in the main program window, fellas?
[via Ghacks]
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Subscribe to commentsHobbesMay 13th 2010 11:53AM
If anybody needs a Dropbox account with an extra 256MB of free space on top of the 2GB they give you, please use the link below:
https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTEzMTU4NzY5
This gives us both an extra 256MB. Thanks.
SowrabhMay 8th 2010 2:45AM
Thanks for your complements Lee. I am one of the developers of Dropbox, Please let me know about the problem with Comic Sans.
SowrabhMay 8th 2010 2:47AM
Sorry the line was meant to be "Developer of DFS".
johnbondjoviMay 12th 2010 9:13AM
I used to use dropbox but I starting running out of space. I am about as pro Microsoft as Steve Jobs but Live Mesh gives you 5GB of storage and you can select any(and multiple) of your folders to sync. Also comes with iphone and ipad apps I believe.
giorgioMay 14th 2010 2:48PM
Hi all,
just to take to your attention another interesting application of Dropbox file storage, the http://cloudusb.net project.
It is a solution to have your data available everywhere, never lose yit and keep your privacy safe!
They say "A computer without computer": is a linux installed on a USB stick, in persistent mode, with your data encrypted and syncronized with dropbox.