Dropbox client has a "pause syncing" option. Is there a way to pause/resume large files sync in Ubuntu One?
I want to make some video calls and the transfer consumes valuable bandwidth, making call quality poor.
Although there is no specific pause/resume in ubuntu one. Starting with 11.04, it will start uploading where it left off after a disconnect. Large files should continue where they left off. You can disconnect the client from the command line, or by using the Ubuntu One Control Panel.
This can be seen by the output of u1sdtool --current-transfers and disconnecting and reconnecting... Here's an example with an ISO:
john@Monolith:~/.cache/ubuntuone/log$ u1sdtool --current-transfers
Current uploads:
path: /home/john/Ubuntu One/precise-dvd-amd64.iso
deflated size: 1611418705
bytes written: 9506000
Current downloads: 0
john@Monolith:~/.cache/ubuntuone/log$ u1sdtool --current-transfers
Current uploads:
path: /home/john/Ubuntu One/precise-dvd-amd64.iso
deflated size: 1611418705
bytes written: 17598000
Current downloads: 0
john@Monolith:~/.cache/ubuntuone/log$ u1sdtool -d
john@Monolith:~/.cache/ubuntuone/log$ u1sdtool --current-transfers
Current uploads: 0
Current downloads: 0
john@Monolith:~/.cache/ubuntuone/log$ u1sdtool -c
.... After a minute or two...
john@Monolith:~/.cache/ubuntuone/log$ u1sdtool --current-transfers
Current uploads:
path: /home/john/Ubuntu One/precise-dvd-amd64.iso
deflated size: 1611418705
bytes written: 39760920
Current downloads: 0
u1sdtool
is what I needed. But from the commands you have shown, u1sdtool --quit
would restart automatically the daemon after a few minutes... is that right?
Nov 23, 2011 at 13:20
--quit
would restart the daemon automatically. Thanks
Nov 24, 2011 at 0:36