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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...
Greg-DB
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThe metadata is cached, so there's no harm in calling listFolder as much as needed. We definitely don't recommend serializing/deserializing the objects though, as there is some special initialization that occurs, which you won't get when deserializing and could cause problems.
Anyway, you're correct that there's currently no way to download an entire folder at once besides looping through all the desired files and opening them. The Sync SDK wasn't designed with a convenient way to do so since it was meant for mobile devices and the intent was that data would only be downloaded if/when necessary (e.g., when the user wants to interact a particular file's content).
Can you post your new code without the serializing/deserializing so we can continue investigating? (It may be worth uninstalling/reinstalling the app in case you have some corrupt state due to that.)
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