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tamtran
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4 years ago

Duplicate folder name created via API

Hi,   We are using Dropbox API (C# library) to create folder structure. Here is API we use: await dropboxClient.Files.CreateFolderV2Async(folderPath);   Somehow it created same folder name ...
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Greg-DB
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4 years ago

It shouldn't be possible to create a folder with the exact same path of an existing folder. I just tested that behavior and confirmed that the API is returning a 'path/conflict/folder' error in that case for me.

 

Can you check if you have any unprintable/invisible characters in one of those paths? (For example, the Unicode "zero width space", etc.)

 

Alternatively, perhaps it was a display or caching issue with the Dropbox web site. If you refresh the site, do you still see a duplicate?

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