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Mob A.
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10 years ago

Error downloading multiple files from dropbox to the phone via the Sync API

Hi, I am trying to sync a specific folder from dropbox to the mobile using the Sync API in my Android app. I use the listFolder method to get the contents of the folder and then iterate over the d...
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Mob A.'s avatar
Mob A.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Hi Greg,

Essentially, I want to allow the user an option to retrieve backed up files from a specific folder from Dropbox when he reinstalls my app or installs it on another device. I serialize the list of available files since I do not want to run the 'listFolder' query repeatedly. I doubt there is an issue with the serialization since the same code works 2 out of 3 times.

I tried running the code without the deserialization part with the same result. The code crashes in libDropboxSync.so once in 3 times (on an average).

I am new to the Sync API. Is there a better way of providing the functionality I mentioned in the first paragraph by using the Sync API itself? I believe the API does not have a method to download all files from a specific folder.

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