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JohnnyNPC
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8 years ago
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.NET Downloading large file GetContentAsStreamAsync

I want to use the Dropbox. Api for .NET to allow my users to download files I have stores in Dropbox from my site. The size of the files ranges from small (a few Mb) to Big (a couple of Hundred Mb) ...
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JohnnyNPC
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

It's failing after some time... I am downloading a large file, in the case of the test it's a file that's 245 MB.

Downloading this file directly from dropbox took about 6 minutes.

Is there a way to set the time out  for a longer period?

 

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Greg-DB
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8 years ago
How long does it take to fail when you're trying to download via the API? If it is a timeout issue, there may be a way to configure that, but we'll have to look into it.

Also, are you trying to download multiple files at once?

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