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Info V.1
Collaborator | Level 8
7 years ago

2 file_ids are pointing to same file

"id:sQ8JqHEl8OkAAAAAAAIbNQ" and "id:sQ8JqHEl8OkAAAAAAAIbSg" both point to the same file. I received file_delete event with "id:sQ8JqHEl8OkAAAAAAAIbSg" and received file_download event for same file w...
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Info V.1's avatar
Info V.1
Collaborator | Level 8
7 years ago

Workaround provided will not work because once the file is deleted we dont get the fileId in get_metadata call. Example of "get-metadata" call after delete is:

{
    ".tag": "deleted",
    "name": "move_and_delete.png.html",
    "path_lower": "/dropbox_regression/delete/move_and_delete.png.html",
    "path_display": "/Dropbox_Regression/delete/move_and_delete.png.html"
}

 And, screenshot provided in first comment was after the file is restored.

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Greg-DB
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7 years ago

I see, thanks for clarifying that screenshot. I'm afraid I don't have a solution to offer, but I'm sending this along as feedback to the team.

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