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bramburn
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6 years ago

how to recognise files after un-assigning a dropbox account? (c#)

Hi there, After unassigning a dropbox account as it doesn't work very well with a few TB of data on dropbox, I've had build an app to sync the files instead of using the Dropbox app. But now trying...
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Greg-DB
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6 years ago

For empty files on your local filesystem, I can't provide much help, as that's not related to the Dropbox API. The Dropbox API operates by communicating with the Dropbox servers, not the local filesystem.

 

If you do want to check the metadata on the Dropbox servers though, e.g., to compare with the local state, you can use ListFolderAsync/ListFolderContinueAsync (in the .NET SDK, which corresponds to /2/files/list_folder[/continue] on the HTTPS API) to list the contents of any folder.

 

Also, the Dropbox API does have a rate limiting system, but it's not possible to raise the limits. The Performance Guide has some information that may be helpful though.

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    bramburn
    Explorer | Level 3
    6 years ago

    Thanks mate, that unfortunate. Maybe its not an issue with the API but it is an issue with the dbx app itself leaving those empty files.

    I've implemented the majority of these tips, however, I will try to implement a try catch for the retry-after as this could just pause the system to wait until its released.

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