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C. Tim
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11 years ago

How can i use Sync API to check if a file is deleted by other computer?

We are evaluating Sync API for our file sync function in a new app. Our app stores user data in local file system and allow them to sync the local file system with a folder in users' dropbox accoun...
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C. Tim
New member | Level 2
11 years ago

We can generate file fingerprint for every local file (before uploading to dropbox) and store them in our app.
Whenever there are delta notifying added files and deleted files, we can download the new file data from dropbox and retrieve the deleted file data from our local file by looking up the fingerprint database in our app.
Then, compare their fingerprints to know whether is there any rename or move change in dropbox side.

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