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Maithili P.'s avatar
Maithili P.
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10 years ago

upload File: update operation in mode field is not working

Hi, I am working on developing an integration, would like to know the behaviour of upload file activity for mode field. Below are the steps 1. I have defined valid Path and upload a file 2. fil...
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Steve M.'s avatar
Steve M.
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10 years ago

As I said earlier in this thread: "Are you actually uploading new content, or is the new file identical to the old file? (If the content is identical, Dropbox basically ignores the update.)"

My guess is that you're not changing the contents of sample.jpg in between upload attempts. If the content is unchanged, there's no conflict, and thus there's no rename.

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