Dropbox and symlinks: why aren't files being added?

Question

Windows

I created a symlink to the folder, threw it into the dropbox directory - everything is in order, all the files of the folder referenced by the link appeared in the dropbox. Next, I create a text document in this folder - the file immediately has a green checkmark, i.e. it seems like it was uploaded by dropbox to the cloud, but this file is not in the cloud or on other devices! Dropbox won't try to upload it. The same thing, if I change some file - dropbox does not update it.
What's the matter? How to make the program work normally with the contents of folders by links?
p. S. Found out that files are updated only after restarting Dropbox. Can this be fixed somehow?

Answer 1

We used this software at work to add any folder on the computer to the dropbox. In fact, it makes the same symlink, but in a couple of mouse clicks. And for some reason she coped where it didn’t work through the console.
Works the same with OneDrive

Answer 2

Делал почти то же, сохранил bat'ничек на случай переустановки Windows :)

@echo on
echo "SETTING SKYPE FILES TO DROPBOX"
fsutil hardlink create %appdata%\Skype\myepiclogin\main.db %DBOX%\rez0n\AppData\Skype\main.db
echo "SETTING VIBER FILES TO DROPBOX"
junction %appdata%\ViberPC\38067xxxxxxx\ %DBOX%\rez0n\AppData\ViberPC\38067xxxxxxx\
echo "SETTING WinSCP FILES TO DROPBOX"
fsutil hardlink create %appdata%\WinSCP.ini %DBOX%\rez0n\AppData\WinSCP.ini
echo "SETTING ManicTime FILES TO DROPBOX"
junction %LOCALAPPDATA%\Finkit\ManicTime\ %DBOX%\rez0n\AppData\ManicTime\
pause

Если я правильно понял, вы делаете наоборот.
В DropBox у вас линки на папки локального диска, но как то более гуманно - папки переместить в DropBox, а на месте папок создать линки в DropBox папку.