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BSP
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago

Pause sync when on mobile hotspot

Is there a way to automatically set dropbox to pause sync when i am connected to my mobile hotspot, and then recommence syncing when connected to anyother web connection?
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    7 years ago

    Many others have requested that Dropbox add such a feature in the past, yet they've never added it. You can search the Share feedback forum for those posts and add your own comments to them.

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Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
7 years ago
No, there isn't. You have to pause it manually.
  • BSP's avatar
    BSP
    Helpful | Level 5
    7 years ago

    Hi Rich

     

    I thought as much.   

     

    Would this be of use to you if it were a feature?

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

      Many others have requested that Dropbox add such a feature in the past, yet they've never added it. You can search the Share feedback forum for those posts and add your own comments to them.

      • palbion's avatar
        palbion
        New member | Level 2
        7 years ago

        I was able to solve the issue using Keyboard Maestro which I have been using to automate a variety of other tasks. Using Keyboard Maestro it is possible to create a macro that will quit an application (Dropbox in this case) when a specific named network (my iPhone hotspot) is connected. I created a second macro to launch Dropbox when the hotspot is disconnected.

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