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Dropbox Ignore Rules
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| # ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
| # 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/ |
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