Tips: F inding your username and folder location In this example, because there is a space between the words ‘Test’ and ‘Folder’ a backslash is entered before the space to signify the space is part of the name that is being entered Ln -s /Users/username/Downloads/Test\ Folder /Users/username/Desktop/Sync/Test\ Folder If you get an error like “The operation can’t be completed because the original item can’t be found.” Make sure to check your spelling and remember Terminal is case sensitive.Īnother example, creating a link to a folder that has spaces in it’s name: When a symlink is created successfully you’ll see your folder in the sync folder. *The first path being the folder you want to sync and the second path being your Sync folder location plus the name of the folder you want to symlink
*Replace username with your actual username
Ln -s /Users/username/Documents /Users/username/Desktop/Sync/ Documents In Applications double click Utilitiesįor example, to sync your ‘Documents’ folder, copy and paste the command in Terminal: On Mac, you will use the Command Terminal.ģ. Lastly, overlays are not visible on symlinked folders. You should also be sure to set the correct permissions for the folders. You’ll need to create your symlinks inside the Sync folder. You cannot make the Sync folder a symlink. Symbolic Links are synced to the cloud in intervals of 20 minutes as long as no other processes are taking place in Sync. This article provides directions as a reference, but due to the complexity of setting it up (not supported on all operating systems), we are unable to provide detailed instructions for any particular setup. Note: Symbolic links are not officially supported. How do I sync folders outside of the Sync folder on Mac?
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