Selective Sync is one of those features: it will allow you to select which folders you don’t want to sync back to your machine. You can call it “beta” or “preview”, it’s basically a version of Dropbox for Mac that comes with features not released to the public yet. Once you have enough space in your Dropbox installation, take a leap of faith and install the “forum build” of the app. In my experience, iTunes has turned out to be the hardest application to sync with Dropbox, but I think I’ve nailed it. xml library file that can easily be corrupted and if you go ahead and store app betas in your iTunes Library, you’ll have to deal with additional folders. iTunes is not exactly the most stable app for the Mac or the easiest to tweak: by default, it stores its database in a directory other than /Library (where most apps usually reside), it relies on a. There are some tricks you must know, however, and some steps you have to follow in order to make it work and avoid errors. I have a MacBook Pro and an iMac, but I’m sure the same method works on 2 or more computers.
With Dropbox, iTunes simply thinks it’s running on a single machine, while in fact you’re using it on multiple machines.
The advantages of this method are obvious: you can sync your devices on multiple computers as long as Dropbox is updated to the latest version, you can check for app updates on any of your computers – you can add music to your library no matter the computer you’re using.
So as I wrote, I was having doubts about going Dropbox all the way with iTunes. Fortunately, I don’t store movies in iTunes. I read in many forums and blog posts that making iTunes work fine with Dropbox sync across multiple computers was quite a mess, and I wasn’t sure I was ready to take the effort and spend hours messing with 80GB of music (and hours of uploads for my connection) and all those apps I have in my library. As I wrote many times here on MacStories in the past, I moved all the files and app databases I access on a daily basis into Dropbox, but iTunes was missing. Those who follow me on Twitter have probably read that I’ve been struggling in trying to make iTunes play nice with Dropbox.
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