Dropbox...make it the OSX default Documents folder?

Open terminal and type

Code:

cd ~

and press Enter.

what does it says now ?

 

You have to be in super user mode to use make changes to the Home folder folders. Just type "sudo" before the "ln" command.

EDIT: That's a good tip BTW, I never thought of that one before. I've just been using aliases in my home folder.

 

Even easier method is to use MacDropAny - its a great app with a nice GUI that does all what you are trying to do.

http://dropboxwiki.com/MacDropAny

 

I've done this operation with succes, but now I regret it, since I've changed to google drive. How do i undo it?
I'm trying to make google drive my default documents folder.

Thanks

 

1. Open a Terminal window.

2. Type in the following command, then hit Enter:

cd Users/yourusername/Google\Drive

3. Type in the following command, then hit Enter:

ln -s ~/Documents /Documents

Once you've done this, Google Drive will now be the default save location in OS X.

 

Never forget to move any virtual disks from Parallels out of the documents folder before you do that. If you haven't set a non-default location you may fill the dropbox folder really quick.

 

That's because you were trying to symbolic link to /Documents, at the root of your local hard disk. You should do this:

Code:

cd ~/Dropbox
ln -s ../Documents .

Don't miss that dot on the end of the second line.