Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@thimslugga
Created October 15, 2026 12:24
Show Gist options
  • Select an option

  • Save thimslugga/25e8e29ea51e3df62e5c1f55997b316d to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.

Select an option

Save thimslugga/25e8e29ea51e3df62e5c1f55997b316d to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Dropbox Ignore Rules
# ------------------------------------------------------------
# Dropbox Ignore Rules
# ------------------------------------------------------------
#
# This file lets you tell Dropbox which files and folders
# to keep on your device, but NOT upload to dropbox.com.
#
# How to find this file again:
# 1. Go to your Dropbox root folder and open rules.dropboxignore
# 2. Or open Dropbox app > Preferences > Sync > Ignore Rules > Modify Rules
#
# Ignored items will stay on this computer but won't take up
# space in your Dropbox account or sync across your devices.
#
# Ignore rules will apply as soon as changes are saved.
# Ignore rules will not apply to files already synced online.
# These files need to be manually removed from dropbox.com
#
# IMPORTANT: Any line starting with "#" is a comment.
# It’s just an example and does NOT do anything.
# To activate a rule, remove the "#" at the beginning of the line.
#
# Read the full ignore rules guide:
# https://help.dropbox.com/sync/how-to-prevent-files-from-syncing
#
# Check out some common ignore rules examples below:
#
# ------------------------------------------------------------
# 📄 How to ignore a file
# ------------------------------------------------------------
# Ignore all files named `thumbs.db`, no matter where they are
# thumbs.db
#
# Ignore a file named `secrets.txt` inside a folder
# Environments/dev/secrets.txt
#
# ------------------------------------------------------------
# 📁 How to ignore a folder
# ------------------------------------------------------------
# Folder ignores behave identically to file ignores.
# Ignore a folder called `Render Cache` and everything inside it
# Render Cache
#
# Ignore a folder inside a multi-level folder
# Photos/2025/Raw_Exports
#
# ------------------------------------------------------------
# ➡️ How to ignore files and folders with wildcards
# ------------------------------------------------------------
# Ignore all `.log` and `.tmp` files
# *.log
# *.tmp
#
# Ignore all `.obj` files within your `project` folder
# project/**/*.obj
#
# ------------------------------------------------------------
# 💬 How to disable rules
# ------------------------------------------------------------
# Use "#" at the beginning of a line to disable a rule or add notes
# You can also disable a rule by removing it
# Example:
# # The rule below was needed to skip auto-generated test logs
# # test-logs/
#
# ------------------------------------------------------------
# ➕ Add your rules below
# ------------------------------------------------------------
# https://www.paulwalk.net/2025/dropbox-ignore-rules-at-last/
# https://rbox.to/guides/dropbox-ignore-folder/
#.DS_Store
thumbs.db
*.tmp
#*.log
*.swp
*.swo
# Dependencies and build output
**/build
**/dist
**/node_modules
**/.next
**/.venv
**/venv
**/__pycache__
**/.cache
**/.rumdl_cache
**/.ruff_cache
**/.mypy_cache
**/.pytest_cache
**/.coverage
**/.pyright
**/target/debug/
**/target/release/
**/target/bench/
**/tmp/cache/
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment