{"id":3378,"date":"2017-08-11T05:36:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T12:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=3378"},"modified":"2023-01-07T17:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T01:37:46","slug":"dropbox-sync-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/alwaysup\/dropbox-sync-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Verify that Dropbox is Synchronizing your Files and Folders"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dropbox<\/div>\n

AlwaysUp is designed to run Dropbox 24\/7<\/a> — starting it when your PC boots and keeping your files up to date all the time despite failures or other unexpected interruptions. You don’t even need to log on!<\/p>\n

But to gain those benefits, AlwaysUp must launch Dropbox in the background as a Windows Service<\/a>. In that situation, described in our tutorial showing how to setup Dropbox as a Windows Service<\/a>, Dropbox’s familiar “box” icon won’t appear on your taskbar. You won’t see the informative icon overlays beside the files and folders being synchronized either. And without those visual hints, how do you know<\/i> that your important files and folders are being copied to and from the cloud?<\/p>\n

Perform this easy 4-step test to prove that your important files are protected:<\/p>\n

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    Start Dropbox in AlwaysUp<\/b><\/h2>\n

    From AlwaysUp, select “Start Dropbox” from the “Application” menu:<\/p>\n


    \n\"Start<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

    Your service should transition to the Running state after a few seconds. Clicking on the green circle should reveal details of the running process:<\/p>\n


    \n\"Dropbox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

    Please consult our online troubleshooter<\/a> or get in touch<\/a> if you can’t get this far!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Wait for five minutes while Dropbox starts<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Dropbox can take a while to get going — especially if it has a long list of files and folders to synchronize. Take this brief opportunity to:<\/p>\n