QUESTION :
How can I do this with Dropbox:
- I want to ensure that all my files stored under
C:UsersGerardImages
andC:UsersGerardDocuments
are stored automatically online. - I don’t want to copy them manually into the
C:UsersGerardDropbox
folder, since I’m very likely to forget things. - I don’t want to use twice the space on my hard drive duplicating all files from my images folder to my dropbox.
Should I:
- Stop using
C:UsersGerardImages
to store things, and store everything underC:UsersGerardDropboxImages
instead? Or… - Use a tool to synchronize my
C:UsersGerardImages
andC:UsersGerardDocuments
files withC:UsersGerardDropbox
ANSWER :
Use MKLINK to create a directory junction between your DropBox folder and your Images and Documents folders, to fake out DropBox.
So for instance:
MKLINK /J C:UsersGerardDropBoxDocuments C:UsersGerardDocuments
MKLINK /J C:UsersGerardDropBoxImages C:UsersGerardImages
This creates a “fake” set of folders inside DropBox, without duplicating the data, and will upload all your photos and documents. In other words, there is an extra set of folders targeting the same location on the drive.
Whether you modify files in the “fake” or original locations, the folders will remain synchronised.
The dropbox folder on your PC acts as the local copy of whats stored on the dropbox server. To Sync both the storage you need to keep it in the assigned folder.