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raRaRa
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8 years ago
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Issue with list_folder & list_folder/continue

Hey.   I'm basically syncing changes made to a folder by calling list_folder every minute. I recently changed my strategy to use list_folder/continue in order to only get changes that have happened...
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    Greg-DB
    8 years ago
    Are you using include_media_info=true when first calling /2/files/list_folder? If so, there can be a delay like this for some files while the media information is prepared.
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago
Are you using include_media_info=true when first calling /2/files/list_folder? If so, there can be a delay like this for some files while the media information is prepared.

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