The downside is that this type of image is only compatible with Macs. Images can also be encrypted, another advantage when using Dropbox. In other words, their size is dynamic, which can be an advantage when using file-sharing solutions like Dropbox. Disk images adjust their size according to the space required by the files they contain. Encrypting images on a Mac and sharing them with Dropbox is a popular way of sending files over the Internet.ĭisk image sparse bundles work like virtual volumes that can be “mounted” and “unmounted” to house files. This will also cause cross-platform issues, specifically with Windows.In this article, we will discuss one way of sharing sensitive information over the Internet. Regardless, it doesn’t actually cause a sync problem, but it can be confusing because the name will end up with a “:” in the cloud instead of the “/” it appears with in Finder. Since both : and / can be separators it is also why Apple suggests not using either in filenames, and we agree that avoiding these characters in file/folders names is best practice: Some interesting information about this in this thread here:
Finder doesn’t normally allow a “:” character (try creating a file/folder with one and it will give you an error) and it looks like it does a visual substitution from “:” to “/”. The folder in the image above is actually named “2015:2016 LTD accounts” on-disk. I am not positive what the original name was, but you should be able to see it via the Dropbox web client.Īs for the original confusion, I am posting this here to provide some info on best practices for filenames and just for general posterity: This can be resolved by changing/adding/removing just one character in the names, or by changing it back to the original name. MARKETING and ACCOUNTS were, I think, renamed from Marketing and Accounts and are now hitting this issue. You can see them in the screenshot you posted. On this system here, there are two folders suffering from this. They spit back an exception and it causes the folder to be unable to sync after that. In this case there appears to be an issue, with Dropbox specifically, where they are not allowing renames of folders if the only thing changed is the letter case (lower to upper or vice versa). I went on a little bit of a wild goose chase because of the file names (more on that later), but it ended up being something else.
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