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Kid
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8 years ago

Download a file or directory

Hey guys,   actually I am trying to program a Java application which can enter dropbox, look up which directories and files exist, upload a file and download a directory. Unfortunately I have some ...
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago

Based on the stack trace, this error is ocuring in the "new FileOutputStream" line, and not in Dropbox code, so I'm afraid I can't offer much insight.

 

That said, the "Zugriff verweigert" error seems to translate to "Access denied", so it may be a permissions issue. You'll need to investigate why you don't have permission to access that file, and fix it so that you can.

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