Dropbox syncing a specific file

rctneil · 5 Jun 2010 at 18:09

Hello,
I have a specific file that I need to sync into the Public folder of dropbox but it MUST stay in its current location.

I have read that I can use a symbolic link to make this happen.

The problem is that I do not understand how to set that up or what the syntax means. I ahve checked on sites giving instructions but it seems too complicated. If someone on here could post a script I can use to set this up and explain in plain english what the script is saying then it would be most appreciated.

Thanks

Regards,
Neil

rctneil · 5 Jun 2010 at 20:38

Anyone able to help me here? I could do with having this set up tonight if at all possible!

SiriusB · 5 Jun 2010 at 22:09

fsutil hardlink create NewFilename ExistingFilename

NewFilename and ExistingFilename being the full paths.

rctneil · 5 Jun 2010 at 23:04

Could you please explain in english what that is actually doing? - I'm just interested and like to actually know what it's doing.

Thanks

rctneil · 5 Jun 2010 at 23:10

All the stuff I found keeps showing me this:

MKLINK [[/D] | [/H] | [/J]] Link Target

/D Creates a directory symbolic link. Default is a file
symbolic link.
/H Creates a hard link instead of a symbolic link.
/J Creates a Directory Junction.
Link specifies the new symbolic link name.
Target specifies the path (relative or absolute) that the new link
refers to.

But I don;t know how to use that to do what I need.?

I'm on Windows 7 by the way

SiriusB · 5 Jun 2010 at 23:13

It creates a new "file" which is a hardlink to an actual file on your HDD. Precisely what you asked for

EDIT: Dunno why you keep getting all that junk. I am on Windows 7 too.

rctneil · 5 Jun 2010 at 23:19

Right, That seemed to work fine,

If I ever wanted to modify or remove it, how would I do that?

SiriusB · 5 Jun 2010 at 23:23

You can delete it like a regular file if you don't want it anymore.