&gt; <i>Why shouldn&#x27;t I keep a bare Git repository in a Dropbox shared folder, use it as a folder-based Git remote, and sync it with the desktop client?</i><p>&gt; There seem to be some articles on the Internet suggesting that this is a good idea. It&#x27;s not. Using the desktop client to sync a bare Git repository is not safe. Concurrent changes or delays in syncing can result in a corrupted Git repository.<p>How dangerous would this be in practice?  Ie, what are the chances of corrupting a git repo with this method with a small team, and what exactly must happen to cause it?