Windows : How to kill Dropbox processes and restart
Posted: Fri 13 Nov 2020 9:03 pm
Since Dropbox Windows doesn't support any command line switch. Sometime we working with large files, we can't rename or move folder while Dropbox syncing. We can't scripting pause and resume Dropbox sync.
There are 2 workarounds:
Note:
1. When have whitespace in the path and use double quote, start command will see as windows title.
2. New Dropbox version will install at C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\ instead of %APPDATA%\Dropbox
There are 2 workarounds:
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Run Once:
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="DB_Block" program="C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe" dir=out action=block enable=no
Pause:
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule name="DB_Block" new enable=yes
Resume:
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule name="DB_Block" new enable=noCode: Select all
Kill:
"%windir%\system32\taskkill.exe" /F /IM dropbox.exe
Restart:
start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe"1. When have whitespace in the path and use double quote, start command will see as windows title.
2. New Dropbox version will install at C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\ instead of %APPDATA%\Dropbox