Suspend one drive while program runs

Question

I have a situation where I need to pause OneDrive before I start an application and then resume it after I close the application. I have been doing this manually, but need to automate it with some kind of script.

Google searches have yielded a couple of solutions but I'm not quite sure how to use them. I assume both of these would use a simple batch file.

#1:

[Suspend (shutdown) Onedrive:]

"%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive" /shutdown

[Resume Onedrive:]

start "OneDrive" /B "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\OneDrive\onedrive" /background

In this scenario, where/how would I start the <application> and how would I tell the script to wait until I exit <application> before performing the "resume" portion?

#2:

This suggestion uses psuspend from sysinternals

pssuspend onedrive
<application>
pssuspend -r onedrive

I assume that psuspend would have to be placed in the folder where the OneDrive .exe resides? What would be the full command to launch <application>?

Would either of these accomplish what I'm looking for or is there a better approach?

Answer 1

Hi,

I suggest you post this issue to OneDrive development forum:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/onedrive/ct-p/OneDriveforBusiness

The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the forums regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us. Thank you for your understanding.

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