Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by nkkollaw 2836 days ago
It's been a lond time, but I read that you can add specific suffixes to folder names to control syncing.

I think it was ".nosync" and ".tmp"
2 comments
Terretta 2836 days ago
Cool tip, thank you.

https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/exclude-files-folders-fr...

Also "Bailiff":

"Bailiff is a simple menubar app which lets you evict iCloud files and folders from local storage, or download them when you want. Saves your Mac’s startup disk from getting cluttered with files you don’t want or use."

https://eclecticlight.co/downloads/

link
h1d 2836 days ago
Not sure what kind of dumb method this is. You can't possibly change a project's folder name just because of your need.

At least if it was by creating an empty file with that name.

Also iCloud Drive's synching has been an utter mess and I gave up after nothing syncs at random times.

link
nkkollaw 2836 days ago
> Not sure what kind of dumb method this is

That's not very nice. I'm just trying to help and that seems to be the only thing that seems to be working.

I don't work at Apple, so...

link