Script to shut down Drive when launching Launchbox/Big Box, and then restart Drive when closed?

[cscottbrown]

Hi there! I have recently moved my Launchbox files into Google Drive. My goal is to be able to use the same install of Launchbox on both my laptop and desktop. The problem I'm facing is that Launchbox runs very slowly with this method. I've concluded that at least part of the problem is that Google Drive for Desktop is constantly uploading/downloading files as changes happen in LB/BB. My proposed solution would be to shut down the Google Drive for Desktop app whenever I launch LB/BB. Then, when I'm done playing, I exit LB/BB, and Google Drive for Desktop starts up again. It then syncs all the files it needs to after I'm playing rather than while I'm playing.

I have looked around for a script like this, but can't find anything that does precisely what I'm looking for. Has anyone else done this? What are the best methods? Any help you can give would be much appreciated!

[Jayinem]

I don't have an answer to your question but it sounds like something you're the first to ever try to do. Why not just copy the files from laptop to desktop or vice versa if there's any changes? You can use free program like send anywhere install it on both computers and you can drag and drop files between computers. I'm impressed you ever got it working through Google Drive but I doubt it'll ever be fast.

Another idea you could use something like Parsec or TeamViewer and stream one computer's screen to the other. I do this with a gaming computer in my bedroom to play games in the living room. Parsec will even let you use a controller for the PC you're trying to stream to the one you're on.

Edited 4 hours ago by Jayinem

[cscottbrown]

I am definitely not the first person to try to do this. Lots of people run their LB/BB installs from a cloud drive folder, as I've found them in forums and on Reddit while searching for the best ways to do this. The only thing I haven't found is how to do this startup/shutdown thing. To be clear, I can just manually turn off Google Drive for Desktop, and then things work OK. I am simply trying to avoid needing to do that manually, as I am confident I will forget.

Also, I appreciate your advice on Parsec and TeamViewer. I tried this method once with Moonlight. However, when I'm traveling, Wi-Fi is rarely stable enough for streaming like this, so I gave up on that.

Also also, just to be clear, I will be running LB/BB and my emulators/ROMs locally. It's just that everything I have is in Drive, so it syncs to the cloud. The advantages here are:

1. I only need to maintain one instance of LB
2. When I stop playing a game on my laptop, I can pick up right where I left off on my desktop, or vice versa
3. If something were to go wrong with one or both of my systems, my LB setup would be unaffected

Anyway, I'll keep hunting for a solution to this and keep an eye here in case anyone has any advice!