Dropbox currently does not support syncing folders outside the Dropbox folder, according to their web site.

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I installed Dropbox using following commands

cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86" | tar xzf -

Then I ran the demon with this command:

~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

Now I want to sync my Dropbox data with the /var/www local directory.

Is it possible?

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answered 1 Year ago ampolinhad · Accepted Answer

However you can achieve this by creating a symbolic link between the Dropbox folder and the other folder you want sync, using this command:

sudo ln -s ~/Dropbox  **/path/to/another/folder**

So when you go inside /path/to/another/folder, you will be taken into ~/Dropbox

Make sure the other folder is accessible after linking.