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Title: Automation help
Post by: heedpantsnow on Wed, 01 October 2014, 15:14:38

I've noticed that my cloud storage clients (Bitcasa, Onedrive, & Dropbox) use a significant amount of power and data when I'm working remotely. I don't need up-to-the-minute backups and syncing during the day.

I'd like something that automatically pauses or exits those services when I'm on battery, then resumes/syncs when I plug in my computer at night.

I'm using Win 8, and I can't seem to find anything that does this. Ifttt seems more mobile-centric. What ideas do you guys have for implementing this?

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Post by: esoomenona on Wed, 01 October 2014, 15:15:52

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Title: Re: Automation help
Post by: heedpantsnow on Wed, 01 October 2014, 15:18:37

Afaik it won't kill processes based on the power source. Or did you have something else in mind?

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Post by: esoomenona on Wed, 01 October 2014, 15:30:07

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Title: Re: Automation help
Post by: blackbox on Thu, 02 October 2014, 00:14:50

I think you can make a autoit script that does the job. Heres the basics:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/143421-laptop-power-state/ (http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/143421-laptop-power-state/)

I have friend of mine I can ask.