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James F.3's avatar
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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Gaetan S.'s avatar
Gaetan S.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

I would love this feature. I often start some photo export, has to guess how many time it will take, and schedule a shutdown of the computer after this time.

A real case solution would be;

  • no automatic "shutdown once synced" option in preference. This has no sense.
  • So only one-shot, "man-triggered" feature
  • In the dropbox contextual menu, add an item "shutdown computer once synced" (could also be "hibernate on synced")
  • on completion, warn the user about a shutdown in 60 sec with a message ballon
  • if no user interaction, perform the action (shutdown/hibernate/...)

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