Symptom : When installing Dropbox in the default way it does not permit adding folders that are not under the Dropbox folder .
Is there an option for a workaround .
Solution : There is an easy workaround using a "Symbolic Link" .
In Linux this is a standard solution but in Windows it is usually not used although it exists .
On Windows
If for example the Dropbox folder is installed under :
C:\Dropbox
and you want to add to Dropbox the Folder :
C:\Pictures
Create a Folder under the Dropbox folder where you want the contents to appear (actually they remain in the original folder but you see it as if they are under the new folder (That's the meaning of "Symbolic Link") .
For example :
C:\Dropbox\Test
Open the Windows "Command Prompt" by running it from the "Start" menu or by running the command "cmd" .
In the command prompt type :
mklink /D "C:\Dropbox\Test" "C:\Pictures"
Now you will see the contents of the folder "C:\Pictures" under "C:\Dropbox\Test" , and dropBox will start syncing it .
On linux it will be the same .
If the dropbox folder is :
/home/raz/Dropbox
Create a folder :
/home/raz/Dropbox/Test
In the terminal run the command :
ln -s /home/raz/Dropbox/Test /home/raz/pictures
Now you will see the contents of the folder " /home/raz/pictures" under "/home/raz/Dropbox/Test" , and dropBox will start syncing it .