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William J.21
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11 years ago

Dropbox API -- does it support the open of a folder into a file manager?

In Windows, with Dropbox client installed, the following "round trip" is possible: 1 in file manager (e.g., Windows Explorer) right click on a selected folder under the main Dropbox folder. 2. Se...
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William J.21
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

Thanks for your response Gregory. Alas, this is bad news for us and may mean we need to switch our development efforts to Google Drive. Naturally, opening a folder in the file manager should only be supported if the Dropbox client is installed. But, when installed, the ability to do so should be accessible programmatically via the API as well as "manually".

Here's hoping Dropbox gives this feature the highest priority.

Wm

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