---
id: bridge-devices.which-folders-cant-be-synced-with-collab-sync
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/which-folders-cant-be-synced-with-collab-sync
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["collab sync", "limits", "folders"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-set-up-collab-sync", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/which-files-does-collab-sync-skip"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Which folders can't be synced with Collab Sync?

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.

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.

- [Set up Collab Sync](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-set-up-collab-sync)
- [What gets skipped](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/which-files-does-collab-sync-skip)