Is there a way for the desktop app to not sync a folder, while it's being accessed by another app?

[Frank P E.]

I have  a portable app that runs on windows.  instead of  copying  it to a  usb drive,   I put in a  subfolder  in the dropbox tree --- this schema works quite well --- on issue that I have  from time-to-time,  is that  the db app  might try to upload files that the app uses  and for the most part those files are work or temp files  that  are created and  deleted  when the app starts and finished --- is there a way to  "tell"  dropbox to pause sync'ing on the folder in question while the app  runs?    

If there is CLI access to dropbox.exe that would be a bonus here 

Thanks 

[Rich · Accepted solution]

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@Frank P E. wrote:

is there a way to  "tell"  dropbox to pause sync'ing on the folder in question while the app  runs?

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No.

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If there is CLI access to dropbox.exe that would be a bonus here

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There isn't.

The only option you have is to pause syncing manually. You could tell it to ignore the folder, but then your app wouldn't sync either. Dropbox would completely ignore the folder.

[Frank P E.]

thanks for the info --- I used the ignore option before, but  as you noted it would  apply to the entire folder  ----  I guess the manual  option is ok --