{"id":"bridge-devices.which-folders-cant-be-synced-with-collab-sync","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/which-folders-cant-be-synced-with-collab-sync","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"collab-sync","title":"Collab Sync"},"question":"Which folders can't be synced with Collab Sync?","alt_questions":["Can I sync my Documents folder with Collab Sync?","Why can't I choose my Home folder in Collab Sync?","Collab Sync folder not allowed","Sync my whole Desktop between Macs","Collab Sync blocked folder"],"short_answer":"Not a whole disk, system folders, your Home folder, or top-level Documents, Desktop, Downloads, Pictures, Movies, Music or Public themselves — choose a specific folder inside one instead. Very large folders need one extra confirmation.","answer_markdown":"Collab Sync won't sync a whole disk, system folders, your Home folder, or your standard top-level folders themselves — Documents, Desktop, Downloads, Pictures, Movies, Music and Public. It also won't sync folders Storage Studio manages on your fast drive.\n\nPick a specific folder instead, such as a project folder inside Documents. That keeps syncs focused and avoids mirroring far more than you meant to. A very large folder asks you to confirm once more before it starts.\n\n- [Set up Collab Sync](/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-set-up-collab-sync)\n- [What gets skipped](/faq/bridge-devices/which-files-does-collab-sync-skip)","answer_html":"

Collab Sync won't sync a whole disk, system folders, your Home folder, or your standard top-level folders themselves — Documents, Desktop, Downloads, Pictures, Movies, Music and Public. It also won't sync folders Storage Studio manages on your fast drive.

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Pick a specific folder instead, such as a project folder inside Documents. That keeps syncs focused and avoids mirroring far more than you meant to. A very large folder asks you to confirm once more before it starts.

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Which folders can't be synced with Collab Sync?

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Short answer: Not a whole disk, system folders, your Home folder, or top-level Documents, Desktop, Downloads, Pictures, Movies, Music or Public themselves — choose a specific folder inside one instead. Very large folders need one extra confirmation.

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Collab Sync won't sync a whole disk, system folders, your Home folder, or your standard top-level folders themselves — Documents, Desktop, Downloads, Pictures, Movies, Music and Public. It also won't sync folders Storage Studio manages on your fast drive.

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Pick a specific folder instead, such as a project folder inside Documents. That keeps syncs focused and avoids mirroring far more than you meant to. A very large folder asks you to confirm once more before it starts.

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