How to configure Dropbox as a service
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ANSWER:
I found a forum post (now deleted) which describes a solution for Windows Home Server. There is also another post that covers Running Dropbox as a service on Windows Server 2008. The description below is for WHS.
First, run the Dropbox installer using the command line switch /D=C:Program FilesDropbox (with no quotes) to install Dropbox into the Program Files directory for all users.
Then here an updated version of the procedure given on this link:
Since Dropbox will normally only work
when a user is logged in, we will have
to install and use it first via remote
desktop, before it can be turned it
into a Service.
- Remote desktop to your WHS as administrator
- Get DropBox from their website.
- Install and configure Dropbox as you like. e.g. I made a special share on my WHS named Dropbox before the installation and linked Dropbox to this share. Then exit dropbox from the system tray.
- Similar to Foldershare, you will need instsrv.exe and srvany.exe from the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools.
- Copy instsrv.exe to
C:Program FilesDropbox- Copy srvany.exe to
C:Program FilesDropbox- execute
"C:Program FilesDropboxinstsrv.exe" Dropbox "C:Program FilesDropboxsrvany.exe"- execute
reg ADD HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesDropboxParameters /v Application /d "C:Program FilesDropboxDropbox.exe"- execute
reg ADD HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesDropboxParameters /v AppDirectory /d "C:Program FilesDropbox"- Delete or move the shorcut to Dropbox away from the startfolder (Start -> All Programs -> Startup) on the startmenu.
- Move (cut/paste) ALL the files from
C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorApplication DataDropBoxtoC:Documents and SettingsDefault UserApplication DataDropbox- execute
net start Dropbox

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