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How to track nested files when folder is deleted?
Hi, We're building an integration that tracks file changes across a Dropbox Business team using the team_log/get_events API. When a user deletes a folder, we receive a single file_delete event with assets[0][".tag"] = "folder", no individual events are generated for the files that were inside that folder. Our problem: We…
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How do you organize large collections of gaming and media files efficiently?
Hi everyone I’ve been reorganizing a large number of gaming-related files, screenshots, setup notes, and performance-testing folders recently, and I was curious how others here manage everything efficiently with Dropbox. Do you prefer keeping everything in broad folders, or using more detailed category/subfolder structures…
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Dropbox MCP server tool schema incompatible with Anthropic/Claude strict tool validation
Hi Dropbox team,I’m using the official Dropbox MCP endpoint with Claude Cowork:https://mcp.dropbox.com/mcpThe OAuth connection works correctly. Claude can authenticate and the WhoAmI/account check succeeds.However, Dropbox file/folder operations fail with this error:API Error: 400{"type": "error","error": {"type":…
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Multiple Signers: Both Embedded + Non-Embedded workflows?
Hello. Is it possible to create a multi-signer signature request where: * Signer 1 uses the "embedded" signature flow * Signer 2 uses the "non-embedded" signature flow I've gone through both the "embedded" and "non-embedded" workflows (in API docs) separately, but I'm unclear how I could combine these two flows for a…
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Get comments / discussion for a file via API?
Hi, is there a way to get the comments (as appears on the right side panel of the web UI) for a file via the API? I have searched the methods list for logical names related to that function and also tried `filesGetMetadata`, but no luck so far. Thanks
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Cut the Clutter: Ignore Files Feature is now live
Update: This feature is now live and available to all individual plan customers! Thank you to all our testers, and share your feedback with the team, we're still eager to hear from you! For years you’ve asked for a simple way to exclude files and folders from sync without using selective sync feature. We’re testing a new…
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Beta Build 252.3.3371
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes. Download Windows(Windows 10 or later) Standard Installer Offline Installer (32 Bit) Offline Installer (64 Bit) Offline Installer (ARM64) Enterprise Installer (32 Bit) Enterprise Installer (64 Bit) Enterprise Installer…
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Stable Build 250.4.3245
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes. Download Windows(Windows 10 or later) Standard Installer Offline Installer (32 Bit) Offline Installer (64 Bit) Offline Installer (ARM64) Enterprise Installer (32 Bit) Enterprise Installer (64 Bit) Enterprise Installer…
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iOS File Provider: Never getting file updates
In my iOS app, I am using UIDocumentPickerViewController to pick a file from a Dropbox file provider. I am using startAccessingSecurityScopedResource on the url I receive and register an NSFilePresenter for this url to get change notifications. When I read the contents of the file, I am using file coordination. Reading the…
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Rest API: naming conventions for new file request
Hello, We are using dropbox API to create file upload requests: https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/file_requests/create And the problem is - how to stop dropbox from renaming uploaded files? Is there any option to do this via rest api? Another possible solution may be to be able to set this somehow globally for all new file…