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IndyDev
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Downloading file via wget with --spider no longer working

Hello, recently, I've noticed that I can no longer use wget with the --spider flag to download dropbox files. This has been working for the past couple of years for me, but seems to no longer work. I...
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IndyDev
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

It seems that I am getting inconsistent results, if I run the command multiple times in a row, sometimes it will say "Remote file exists" and other times it will say "Remote file does not exist -- broken link!!!". Checked with a colleague who is running a different environment, and getting the same results. Not sure if something changed with the API or not. In addition, I see an error that says:

 

HTTP/1.1 405 Method Not Allowed

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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
3 years ago

Hi again IndyDev,

Hmm.. 🤔 Yes, I can see your issue (after some number of repetitions). It's nothing related to API; that's rather core Dropbox feature that seems unstable for some reason. Let's hope this will be fixed soon. I can see some scheduled maintenance; 🤷 let's see tomorrow.

Good luck, to all of us.

  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
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    3 years ago

    IndyDev Thanks for the report. I'll ask the team to look into this.

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      Greg-DB
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      3 years ago

      This should be fixed now. Please let us know if you're still seeing any issues.

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