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DylanC
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Pushing data to my app

I am trying to have a python script check a Dropbox file on my app. If the file was last edited after the locally saved date, it downloads the contents of the file. If the user chooses to push data t...
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
4 years ago

Hi DylanC,

Sounds like you're using group/business account and when upload a file you are pointing the place without explicitly set path root. Am I right? Take in mind that by default path root is the member folder (both for admin and regular user), not the account root (as seems, you are thinking 😉). That's where your issue comes from - every member has their own folder and in spite the same pointed path in /2/files/upload call (for instance), it's different place in the account (again - the place is relative to member's folder). You need to explicitly point the path root as account root (or other namespace) so the pointed file be the same all the time, doesn't matter who processes it. Take a look on DBX Team Files Guide for more information.

Hope this helps.

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