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Even though, there is a command line interface on linux (which has start, stop and, soon, pause options), there seems to be no equivalent feature on windows nor on mac. This feature should be easily ...
[Feature request] / [Product Enhancement] "Pause" AND "Resume" via Windows command-line. * * * PLEASE * * *
I need to store AppData on Dropbox for certain applications which work perfectly; * IF * I always remember to manually Pause/Resume syncing from the Right-Click toolbar icon menu before I open the application in question.
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIUntil it happens (which is unlikely), you can just kill and relaunch the client.
Stop Dropbox:
taskkill /f /im "dropbox.exe"
Start Dropbox:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe" /home
Not as elegant as pausing and resuming, but it works.