Here’s an exciting tidbit for the Dropbox users: Selective Sync is likely coming soon! This is an oft-requested feature and I, for one, am quite excited to see it coming. Just think, not every folder in your Dropbox will have to be synced to every machine.
I have an old Asus Eee 701 4G netbook – the old-school one with the 4GB SSD drive. Incredibly handy machine to have around for “utility” purposes, but I had to remove Dropbox from it because I had more in my Dropbox than this thing has storage! With this new feature I’ll be able to sync just the few directories I need on the netbook and still have enough space to, you know, install an operating system.
I haven’t installed the experimental build yet, I’ve had issues in the past getting too far ahead of the releases, but I’m really looking forward to a peek soon. Anyone running it – what did you think?
I just installed it, for me its a crucial feature as i run several different computers, so at home i dont care if i have 10 gigs syncing, but my netbook only has a 16gb harddisk so…. and so far the experimental build works exactly like the final linux build from the dropbox website, except you have more advanced options, such as the selective sync. if your someone who thinks you need this feature, you do! and you should definately install the selective build, its also super easy. just run the terminal commands from this site, http://www.webupd8.org/2010/05/dropbox-experimental-finally-gets.html , takes about 10 seconds to do it all for you.