iCloud-NoSync
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An Automator utility to have iCloud Sync ignore an entire folder without losing access to the folder path
iCloud-NoSync
An Automator utility to have iCloud Sync ignore an entire folder without losing access to the folder path
What is it?
Tired of iCloud (or bird
) constantly running in the background uploading and downloading files excessively - especially ones you don't need synced? This workflow adds an 'iCloud-NoSync' option to your context menu in Finder that adds the iCloud .nosync
extension to any folder and then creates a symbolic link with the original name to the new folder so it doesn't mess up applications that depend on the folder. this is especially useful for node_modules
folders!!! (speaking of which, if you want this specifically for node_modules, try: https://www.npmjs.com/package/icloud-nosync-node)
How it works
- Download the repository and unzip it
- Copy the
iCloud-NoSync.workflow
file to your~/Library/Services
folder
How to use it
- Open Finder and find a folder you don't want to sync to iCloud
- Right-click the folder
- Choose
iCloud-NoSync
from the bottom of the context menu