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TonK
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago
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Start Dropbox in batch file - Windows10

When I plan sync with dropbox I start a .bat file. In case dropbox is active, the script is running normally In case dropbox is not actieve dropbox.exe is started but the script doesn't continue un...
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  • TonK's avatar
    TonK
    7 years ago

    Hi Rich,

    Thank you for your efforts to help.

    I tested next script in a separate batch file and it runs as normal. But adding this .bat in my original script (call ..) is is not

    @echo off
set app="c:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe"
taskkill -F -IM "Dropbox.exe"
start "Restart Dropbox" %app% -B;
exit

    I suggest we stop this matter an I will deal with a minor problem = selecting the shown window by mouseclick :disappointed_relieved:

Rich's avatar
Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
7 years ago

Some have used scheduled tasks along with taskkill to start and stop the dropbox.exe process.

TonK's avatar
TonK
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago

Hi Rich,

Thank you for your efforts to help.

I tested next script in a separate batch file and it runs as normal. But adding this .bat in my original script (call ..) is is not

@echo off
set app="c:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe"
taskkill -F -IM "Dropbox.exe"
start "Restart Dropbox" %app% -B;
exit

I suggest we stop this matter an I will deal with a minor problem = selecting the shown window by mouseclick :disappointed_relieved:

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