Can I run box drive as service, so I don't have to logon every time after the computer is reboot.

Hi Alfred, 

Welcome to the Box Community!

For what I know with how Box Drive works, as long as you are not logging out from the application it self, you should still be logged in even when you restart your computer. Though, I'm not quite sure if the automated integration you have working here maybe a factor.

May I know what server are you working with?

Best,

The server is window server 2016, the integration just tried to access the file through this path C:\Users\<user_logon>\Box, after the server reboot, this path is no longer available.

We have the same exact issue here.

362976492687 can you find out whether Box drive can be run as a service?
Or whom should we contact who would know the answer?

Thank you!

1503903570522 did you find a solution?

Hi Devang, 

Can you check if the issue you encounter is similar to what is described in this post? https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/4403006213907-Error-when-Running-Box-Drive-in-Session-0

I've previously reached out to one of our specialists regarding this questions, and they confirmed that Box Drive is not designed to be run as service.

Best,

Thank you, 362976492687! We will test the suggested AlwaysUp solution.

Best regards,

This seems to be an ongoing issue with Box drive since version 2.18.

Anyone interested in the details and a possible workaround, please see this article: https://www.coretechnologies.com/blog/box-drive/windows-service-unable-to-start/

@France, can you help and try to see how we can escalate this issue and get it fixed in your next release?

Thank you!

My solution is using ftp.box.com instead if your account has that available, it works out fine for our integration process.

Thank you, 1503903570522! We are exploring this option.

Best regards