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Andry1's avatar
Andry1
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9 years ago

Rename files without losing any versions

Hello. I'm trying to rename the files as follows (.Net): using (var dbx = new DropboxClient(user.DropboxAccessToken)) { await dbx.Files.MoveAsync(string.Format("/{0}/{1}", pathWithoutName, oldName...
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Greg-DB
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9 years ago
Unfortunately, there isn't currently a good solution here. After you move/rename a file, listing the revisions at the new path won't show the old revisions.

As a workaround though, you can call to list the revisions at the previous path, and they will still be there.
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    Andry1
    Explorer | Level 3
    9 years ago

    Thanks for the answer.
    If the file is renamed, say, three times. I want to see all revisions. To this end, I have to send requests to the three paths to unite them and display them. Do I understand correctly?

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