Dropbox GUI Manager - Enhanced Edition

A comprehensive GUI application for managing Dropbox CLI version with folder size display, exclusion management, and automatic status updates.

Often when using the CLi verison of Dropbox the user nneds to exclude or include folders from sync. This GUI makes that process easier on the fly instead of preparing a shell script ahead of time.

Features

• Real-time Status Monitoring: Automatic Dropbox status updates with configurable refresh intervals
• Folder Management: Browse Dropbox folders with size calculations
• Exclusion Control: Manage which folders are excluded from sync
• Daemon Control: Start and stop the Dropbox daemon directly from the GUI
• Auto-refresh: Configurable automatic status updates (10-300 seconds)

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• Linux/Unix system with Dropbox installed
• Tkinter (usually included with Python)

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/dropbox-gui-manager.git
cd dropbox-gui-manager

2. Make the script executable:

chmod +x dropbox_gui.py

3. Run the application:

./dropbox_gui.py

Usage

• Refresh All: Manually update all information
• Start/Stop Dropbox: Control the Dropbox daemon
• Auto-refresh: Configure automatic status updates
• Browse Folders: Navigate through your Dropbox directory
• Manage Exclusions: Include/exclude folders from sync

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Author

Chuck Finch
Fragillidae Software
Email: info@fragillidaesoftware.com

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.