DropSync - Local to Dropbox Sync

Automatically sync local folders to Dropbox while skipping cache and large files.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Configure paths in config.ps1:

   $SourcePath = "D:\YourSourceFolder"
   $DropboxPath = "C:\Users\YourUsername\Dropbox\YourBackupFolder"
   $LogPath = "D:\Logs\sync_log.txt"

2. Run manual sync:

   make sync

3. Setup automatic scheduling:

   # Run PowerShell as Administrator
   .\setup_scheduler.ps1

📁 Files

• DropSync.ps1 - Main sync script
• config.ps1 - Your personal paths
• setup_scheduler.ps1 - Creates Windows scheduled tasks
• Makefile - Simple commands (make sync, make help)

⏰ Schedule

Default: Runs automatically 4 times daily at 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 8:00 PM.

To customize times: Edit the trigger times in setup_scheduler.ps1 before running:

$trigger1 = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At "09:00"  # Change to your preferred time
$trigger2 = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At "13:00"  # Change to your preferred time
# etc.

🚫 What Gets Ignored

Folders: .git, node_modules, __pycache__, .venv, logs, dist, build, etc.

Files: *.pkl, *.csv, *.h5, *.log, *.tmp, etc.

📋 Commands

make sync      # Run sync now
make log       # View last 20 log entries
make help      # Show all commands

📊 Monitoring

• Sync logs: D:\Logs\sync_log.txt
• Task status: Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'DropSync*'
• Task history: Task Scheduler GUI (taskschd.msc)

🔧 Management

View scheduled tasks:

Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'DropSync*'

Test a task manually:

Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName "DropSync_Morning"

Remove all tasks:

Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'DropSync*' | Unregister-ScheduledTask

⚠️ Requirements

• Windows PowerShell
• Dropbox desktop app installed
• Administrative privileges (for scheduler setup only)

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Your workspace is now automatically backed up to Dropbox!