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donaldp
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7 years ago
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ApiException`1: path/conflict/folder/ error on fresh installation of SimpleTest

Was having some issues with Dropbox, so decided to go back to basics, and found even SimpleTest wasn't working, so I deleted and recloned, changed only the apikey in SimpleTest, and this time I manag...
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    Greg-DB
    7 years ago

    This error message indicates that the operation (e.g., uploading a file or creating a folder) couldn't be completed because there is already a folder at the specified path.

    The .NET SDK 'SimpleTest' examples uses a folder named "DotNetApi" in the root of the connected Dropbox account to store the test files, so this error would be referring to that folder (or something under that folder), not the "dropbox-sdk-dotnet" SDK folder itself. (If the app key is for an app with the "app folder" permission, this would be created inside the special "app folder", by default at /Apps/<app folder name>, automatically made for the app.)

    To avoid this, you can delete the entire "DotNetApi" folder in the connected Dropbox account to start over.

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Greg-DB
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7 years ago

This error message indicates that the operation (e.g., uploading a file or creating a folder) couldn't be completed because there is already a folder at the specified path.

The .NET SDK 'SimpleTest' examples uses a folder named "DotNetApi" in the root of the connected Dropbox account to store the test files, so this error would be referring to that folder (or something under that folder), not the "dropbox-sdk-dotnet" SDK folder itself. (If the app key is for an app with the "app folder" permission, this would be created inside the special "app folder", by default at /Apps/<app folder name>, automatically made for the app.)

To avoid this, you can delete the entire "DotNetApi" folder in the connected Dropbox account to start over.

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    donaldp
    Collaborator | Level 9
    7 years ago

    Ah, I hadn't even noticed it had put that folder there. Deleted and fixed. Thanks!

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