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    <title>topic How to stop syncing using a script? in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-stop-syncing-using-a-script/m-p/483039#M24323</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;I have seen the original question on this.&amp;nbsp; The answer is not practical.&amp;nbsp; While my need is different, I do also need this very basic feature - switch off and then later switch on syncing via a command line script&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am a javascript develioper using the package - "grunt".&amp;nbsp; It uploads stuff to a repository and using&amp;nbsp; "npm" which downloads stuff from a repository for me to work on&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;I keep my working area in dropbox so that I can get to undo errors etc and also hop between machines.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;dropbox synch crashes npm and dropbox sync raises fatal errors via grunt -&amp;nbsp; this does not happen when synching is switcched off manually then switched back on manually later.&amp;nbsp; This is because the dropbox processes lock the files whilst synching&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I need to either abandon dropbox completely or find a way to allow grunt to switch off and back on dropbox synching.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Please do not suggest again per the other ticket to killtask the dropbox as your previous comments note correctly that it can corrupt files&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:12:02 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Martin Baker</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2021-01-04T10:12:02Z</dc:date>
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      <title>How to stop syncing using a script?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-stop-syncing-using-a-script/m-p/483039#M24323</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I have seen the original question on this.&amp;nbsp; The answer is not practical.&amp;nbsp; While my need is different, I do also need this very basic feature - switch off and then later switch on syncing via a command line script&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am a javascript develioper using the package - "grunt".&amp;nbsp; It uploads stuff to a repository and using&amp;nbsp; "npm" which downloads stuff from a repository for me to work on&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;I keep my working area in dropbox so that I can get to undo errors etc and also hop between machines.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;dropbox synch crashes npm and dropbox sync raises fatal errors via grunt -&amp;nbsp; this does not happen when synching is switcched off manually then switched back on manually later.&amp;nbsp; This is because the dropbox processes lock the files whilst synching&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I need to either abandon dropbox completely or find a way to allow grunt to switch off and back on dropbox synching.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Please do not suggest again per the other ticket to killtask the dropbox as your previous comments note correctly that it can corrupt files&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:12:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-stop-syncing-using-a-script/m-p/483039#M24323</guid>
      <dc:creator>Martin Baker</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-04T10:12:02Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to stop syncing using a script?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-stop-syncing-using-a-script/m-p/483078#M24326</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Unfortunately, Dropbox does not offer an API or way to programmatically manage the official Dropbox desktop client, such as to pause or resume syncing, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;One exception is that &lt;A href="https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/linux-commands#commands" target="_self"&gt;the Dropbox desktop client on Linux only does support some command line commands&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 14:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-stop-syncing-using-a-script/m-p/483078#M24326</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-12-30T14:31:01Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to stop syncing using a script?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-stop-syncing-using-a-script/m-p/488440#M24484</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Greg&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks for the reply&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I really need the facility and it is a show stopper.&amp;nbsp; With drop box active it crashes large installs.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I need to compare the damage dropbox of crashing my basic day to day work 100% of the time and me issuing a killtask on dropbox and then restarting it&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;What is the recommended way progamatically to force dropbox to close down completely - it obviously must be possible otherwise dropbox could not handle system restarts.&amp;nbsp; Then what is the recommended way to restart it and get it to check itself as being OK - again progamatically.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If need be I can sety up a task to run as system administrator&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 18:06:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-stop-syncing-using-a-script/m-p/488440#M24484</guid>
      <dc:creator>Martin Baker</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-19T18:06:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to stop syncing using a script?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-stop-syncing-using-a-script/m-p/488458#M24485</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks for the feedback. I'm afraid I can't be of much help though, as&amp;nbsp;Dropbox doesn't offer an official interface for programmatically interacting with the desktop client like this.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;While I don't have any API information to share on this, you may want to &lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/support" target="_self"&gt;contact support&lt;/A&gt; directly for any help with the client that they may be able to offer.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 18:47:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-stop-syncing-using-a-script/m-p/488458#M24485</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-19T18:47:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: How to stop syncing using a script?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-stop-syncing-using-a-script/m-p/488735#M24488</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;OK Greg thanks - I have done as you suggest&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I will copy the result back here if it helps&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:57:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/How-to-stop-syncing-using-a-script/m-p/488735#M24488</guid>
      <dc:creator>Martin Baker</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-01-20T12:57:55Z</dc:date>
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