User selectable time delay for syncing some frequently updating files

[Tony]

Hi @chaski,
Yes. Our strong recommendation is to not sync actively used files like these, which are essentially application database files.

Outlook pst conflict

Hi, Our strong recommendation is to not sync active pst files. Since a pst file is constantly changing, it will constantly be updating and then syncing, which can cause contention with odrive and outlook and possibly other unpredictable behavior. If you want to backup pst files, it should be done as an archive backup, where you are not actively working on it and periodically copy it into odrive.

A sync “gate” that would prevent frequent updates of certain filetypes is an interesting idea, although it presents some significant complexities.