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?
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.
Hi Rich
I thought as much.
Would this be of use to you if it were a feature?
Hey @BSP welcome to the Community! :upside_down:
To follow up on this question, as @Rich mentioned, currently, directly through Dropbox, there's no preference where you can specify which network connection/ mobile hotspot the desktop app will run and sync changes with (or pause, for that matter).
This is really great feedback that I'd be happy to log an official request on, in order to pass over to our team! All I can advise, is manually closing the Dropbox app so that it's not actively running and searching for changes to sync while you're connected through your mobile hotspot.
Then, once you're back on regular WiFi, you can manually re-launch the app.
Thanks for checking in with us about the ability to to do something like this!
@BSP
There is a non native way to do this, look at the app TripMode https://www.tripmode.ch
Its $7.99 and comes in Mac and Windows flavors. A free trial is available too. I have no experience with the developer.
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Hi Karina
I would be very pleased if you would log this with your team, and even more so if they conclude that it is possible to implement.
You got it!
Will forward this over to our team that works on desktop app development for further evaluation and future consideration.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
This is an essential feature for anyone who uses their phone as a mobile hotspot. OneDrive pauses automatically when a Wifi network is set to be a "Metered Connection". DropBox needs to do the same. Pausing manually is a non-starter as one is bound to forget to unpause when connecting to a non-metered Wifi network and therefore lose the opportunity to update the files.
Yes, this is a really important request for frequent travellers.
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.
Very disappointing response here, with no change in years.
I'm working around this with the Bartender app, which can hide Mac status bar items using logic you specify.
I show the Dropbox icon only when I'm connected to my Hotspot, *and* Dropbox is not paused. That way it comes to my attention immediately - I notice the Dropbox status bar icon because it's usually hidden. That's my trigger to click pause.
Here's what it looks like (just substitute your network name):
This seems like an obvious oversight from Dropbox and it's very disappointing that there's no native solution, but this seems reliable (if a bit manual) for now.
(I've found Bartender useful for several other things, like showing Battery icon only if running on battery power, and showing Wifi icon only if I'm not connected.)
