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Created May 1, 2021 03:01
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Pause and Resume Dropbox's syncing from the command line with AppleScript
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dropbox_pause_resume_example.applescript
tell application "System Events"
-- Pause syncing
click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2 of application process "Dropbox"
click menu item "Pause Syncing" of menu 1 of menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2 of application process "Dropbox"
delay 2
-- Now re-enable syncing
click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2 of application process "Dropbox"
click menu item "Resume Syncing" of menu 1 of menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2 of application process "Dropbox"
end tell
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