I probably need to quit BOX because of missing the feature to pause my synchronisation.

+1 to this feature request. Most BOX competitors have this easily accessible as a pause/resume feature to help manage network traffic. This feels like a key function that's missing.

With BoxSync EOL on apple silicon, this is a major issue for laptops on metered connections. Office staff is constantly updating files I need offline access to and some of these files are 500MB to 1GB....EACH. To expect this to be managed over a phone hotspot is a major push for our business to move to Sharepoint.

The lack of this feature is an absurd and inexplicable step backward from Box Sync. Without it, it's doubtful that I'll be able to continue using Box Drive at all.

How is this NOT planned? I couldn't believe when I downloaded the Box Drive that it can't do what its main competitor Dropbox allows, which is to cancel or pause sync. Put it on the roadmap!

Please Akshay Ravi, add this priority feature to the roadmap plan.

"Allow manual pause or resume of Downloads & Uploads & Allow Admins to set if the organization individual users are allowed to pause/resume Down/Uploads."

Box has clearly said that they have no interest in allowing manual sync and would rather users spend more money to upgrade their equipment and internet connection to avoid issues on other software due to syncing large amount of syncing.

What Box should do: Allow manual pause or resume of Downloads & Uploads & Allow Admins to set if the organization individual users are allowed to pause/resume Down/Uploads. Pausing syncing should be allowed but the app should keep track of changes with timestamps so changes in file names can accurately be reintegrated to the main.

For users that really require this I have found a solution. Dropbox. They have Migration tools available and there are plenty of 3rd Party tools to safely migrate your data and users.

Corporate users - https://aem.dropbox.com/cms/content/dam/dropbox/www/en-us/enterprise/data-migration/Dropbox_Movebot-OnePager_20220104-accessible.pdf

Please add this functionality, seems ridiculous this is not available already. This is critical.

For those who need a solution before Box gets their act together on this very simple feature, you can use a bandwidth limiting program like NetBalancer or NetLimiter and just limit Box bandwidth when you need to

I agree, this is crazy that this is not even on the roadmap. Literally every other cloud storage service has this ability, and it is necessary.
I'm currently syncing a terabyte of data (not uncommon). Meanwhile, my computer is useless for other tasks. I'd like to pause the sync while I'm working, and then start it again overnight.

How is this NOT planned - this is ridiculous Box devs; perhaps you don't understand how important this is for people's workflows. I work in Broadcasting and need my bandwidth often for live streaming, therefore I need to pause my uploading. Currently, the ONLY way to stop uploading is to quite Box Drive. This seems ridiculous.

I can't believe this isn't an option, nor is it planned. I sync TONS of video files and sometimes I'm at work where the network is slower and it completely bogs down my system. I want to pause sync so that I can resume when I get home to my much faster connection. One reason why I will continue only using Box for work, and Dropbox for personal.

This is a need. When working on data processing in GIS programs, like ArcGIS Pro, these programs create many intermediate files that Box tries to sync. This slows down the process considerably when compared to non synced folders. Copying data back and forth between folders to avoid this is not a solution. Please add this now.

It is not a suggestion, it is a need. Please implement pausing for Box Drive.

It's not a suggestion - it is a need. Please implement pausing for Box Sync.

Add it to your roadmap - We NEED this.

Not having this feature is a real problem! Whenever I have to force a restart on my computer or Box Drive I basically can't upload anything until the Box sync is complete, because it eats up the entirety of my bandwidth. I have been trying to send a file 900MB large for several hours because I am not able to pause or reorder larger and less important files from syncing in the background first. It is severely impacting my deadlines!

"Not Planned" - Seriously? How... rediculous... A system that only suits super high speed connections... "have your files anywhere you go" - meanwhile, on the road with a laptop using mobile hotspots and metered broadband dongles, I can't even search online becuase box drive is churning through my connection and destroying my not-unlimited data allowances... right... ok... more like: "have your files exactly where your highest speed internet connection is; and whatever you do, don't leave the office"...

If box drive is ONLY a collaboration tool tethered to a desktop/high-speed internet setup, then there's much better options out there.

The only current workaround I can think of (for others in the same position as me with this) is to Firewall block box drive when you're out of the office... Haven't yet tried this; but it should hopefully work?...

Hard to believe there's no ability to pause sync yet. Please add.

It's unbelievable that Box Drive doesn't have a basic "pause sync" function. Not everyone has a lightning fast internet connection.

I need to be able to use Box during the workday without bogging down my internet connection for everything else, then turn on synchronization at the end of the workday. Currently if a large file is still attempting to upload when I start work, I have to remove it from Box until I no longer need my internet connection for other applications.