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cccccccc1
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5 years ago

change file properties in dropbox client ?

Is it possible to update and edit file metadata from the dropbox UI when adding file properties through the API / or a template ?   A customer wants to use dropbox to manage files / products in his...
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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

No, unfortunately Dropbox doesn't offer the ability to set/get the API file properties/templates via the official Dropbox user interfaces, such as the desktop client or web site, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though. 

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