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Is there a way to start the Dropbox syncing client through SSH?

I already have the desktop version of Dropbox installed. However, I am using SSH to connect to the machine and if I restart the computer, Dropbox does not restart unless I log in to the Desktop.

Can I avoid the overhead required to log into the desktop and just start the Dropbox client from the command line?

Running open -a Dropbox.app fails with code: LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed for the application /Applications/Dropbox.app with error -10810.

I am aware of the Dropbox CLI, however it just seemed like it was silly to need to install additional software to start the client that is already installed. Perhaps it is the only way.

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One thought is the Dropbox CLI

Another - hopefully just so simple you hadn't thought to try it - would be to launch to GUI client from the command line: open -a "Dropbox.app". Syncing happens automatically on launch.

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