TechForumSelective Sync by Role
Hi everyone,
I'm working on a team that needs to enforce different sync policies based on user roles. For example, developers should have access to the src/ folder, while designers need only assets/. Has anyone implemented a role‑based selective sync in Dropbox/OneDrive/Google Drive? Any scripts, third‑party tools, or API tricks would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
We solved this with Dropbox Business + custom SCIM provisioning. Assign groups to folders and let the sync client respect those groups. It required a small PowerShell wrapper, but it works great.
For OneDrive you can use the "Sync all files and folders" setting and then manually uncheck the unwanted folders per user. Not ideal for many users, though.