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Lionel C.2
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

What happens when PC enters in sleep mode to download sync ?

Hello I would like to make all my DropBox files available locally and I have requested it to smartsync.   What happens when PC enters in sleep mode ?   Is sync continues or sync modify the ...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    5 years ago
    Lionel C.2 wrote:
    What happens when PC enters in sleep mode to download sync ?

    No application can run while a computer is asleep, including Dropbox. If your computer enters sleep mode, syncing will be suspended until the computer wakes up again.

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Rich
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5 years ago
Lionel C.2 wrote:
What happens when PC enters in sleep mode to download sync ?

No application can run while a computer is asleep, including Dropbox. If your computer enters sleep mode, syncing will be suspended until the computer wakes up again.

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    Lionel C.2
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 years ago

    Clear enough, many thanks. 

    I will activate the anti-sleep application until sync is completed.

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