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James F.3
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

Shut down computer once dropbox has finished syncing

It would be useful if the computer could shutdown after syncing so that everything has been loaded up.
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James F.3
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

I know what you mean by featuritis.

Often I've wanted this feature, though. I figured it could be optional - "shut down computer when finished this sync".
I don't like to leave my computer on all night or on the weekend.

It would also be quite useful to have a little notification pop up when you are shutting down that Dropbox is still syncing.
So often I have got home and realised the file I need hasn't uploaded because I shut down my Work computer in such haste.

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