I'd like some kind of a .gitignore equivalent for iCloud Drive where I can tell it to ignore certain files/folders other than .tmp which is currently ignored automatically. I'd like to reduce the number of changes being synced and potential version conflicts in folders that are constantly changing, for example, the folder where temporary build files are created and updated.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Michael.
The only way to do that is to have those files in a folder that is not synced to iCloud - there is no selective sync except by choosing which folders get synced - you can request new features from Apple - Product Feedback - Apple
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I'd like some kind of a .gitignore equivalent for iCloud Drive where I can tell it to ignore certain files/folders other than .tmp which is currently ignored automatically.
A simple search here for "nosync" found me this...
Note the several caveats.
Larry,
Is this something that you've researched in detail? I ask as I wasn't clear if you'd just not seen a solution or if you'd looked through any developer guidelines or found any undocumented markers that Apple may use to determine a folders eligibility for sync - something similar to the markers they place on time-machine volumes for example.
Thanks, MPT.
Based on numerous posts I've read, what Larry suggested in the only way to control what is synced.
Thanks, this has lead me to a sort of fix where I create a folder with .nosync in the name and point to it via an alias - it takes a little set on all machines to get it working but, it works!
I tried placing similar files in the folder to trigger the same effect but no luck so far.
Tell iCloud to ignore certain files or folders
