[dba-Tech] How to get Dropbox to run when Windows Server 2008 R2 is not logged in

Hi Mark

Our costs for storing about 70 GB with about 15 GB datatransfer each month
are about USD 12 to Amazon (variable) and USD 2 to Jungle Disk (fixed). In
total, less than USD 15 each month.

I have set up a separate machine - a retired 2003 server - configured with
auto-logon using a restricted backup user account to control all sorts of
non-first-level backup. Thus, it is able to run the Jungle Disk client. It
allows bandwidth usage to be limited during office hours to leave amble
bandwidth to my dear colleagues. You should be able to establish a similar
setup.

/gustav 


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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Mark Breen
Sendt: 13. december 2012 13:05
Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Emne: [dba-Tech] How to get Dropbox to run when Windows Server 2008 R2 is
not logged in

Hello All,

I use Dropbox on a few machines now as an off site backup.  It works well
most of the time.

I pay $238 to have 100 GB available which is great value IMO.

It have installed it on Win 2008 R2 and it also works well as long as a user
is logged in.

It even works if the user is remote desktopped in, however it does not work
if nobody is logged in.  I have found pages and pages of stuff about how to
convert it to a service, but I cannot get it to work.

I even sent a request to DB but they sent me an email a week later to say
they were inundated with support requests and would not be dealing with it
now.

Has anyone any experience of using Dropbox on a server?  If not, what are
you using for your server off site backups to cloud solutions ?

thanks

Mark