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Files uploaded but not in dropbox directory

I use the files_upload function and get a result back that, as far as I can tell, is a successful transfer but the files is not in my dropbox. Can anyone tell from the response if there is an error on my side. I dont know what to look for in this result.

result = FileMetadata(name=u'Thursday 19 May 2016 08:11:32PM.jpg', path_lower=u'/sentry/thursday 19 may 2016 08:11:32pm.jpg', path_display=u'/sentry/Thursday 19 May 2016 08:11:32PM.jpg', id=u'id:4DxFpPbFiSAAAAAAAAAAAQ', client_modified=datetime.datetime(2016, 5, 19, 18, 11, 36), server_modified=datetime.datetime(2016, 5, 19, 18, 11, 36), rev=u'2453de36221', size=51283, parent_shared_folder_id=None, media_info=None, sharing_info=None, property_groups=None, has_explicit_shared_members=None)

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Greg-DB

That response indicates the upload was successful. Are you sure you're looking at the right account when you look for the uploaded file? You can use the account information call to check what account you're linked to via the API for comparison.

Also, if your app uses the "app folder" permission, note that the path "/sentry/Thursday 19 May 2016 08:11:32PM.jpg" via the API will correspond to the path "/Apps/<app folder name>/sentry/Thursday 19 May 2016 08:11:32PM.jpg" in the account.

Marius L.1

Under my files heading I have this /Apps/sentry.

This is my code to enable the dropbox

if conf["use_dropbox_v2"]:
client = dropbox.Dropbox(conf["access_token"])
print "[SUCCESS] dropbox account linked"

I have done a manual auth using V1 API and the directory was created in my account.

This is the manual code for V1

if conf["use_dropbox"]:
    # connect to dropbox and start the session authorization process
    flow = DropboxOAuth2FlowNoRedirect(conf["dropbox_key"], conf["dropbox_secret"])
    print "[INFO] Authorize this application: {}".format(flow.start())
    authCode = raw_input("Enter auth code here: ").strip()

    # finish the authorization and grab the Dropbox client
    (accessToken, userID) = flow.finish(authCode)
    client = DropboxClient(accessToken)
    print "[SUCCESS] dropbox account linked"

Marius L.1

Hi Gregory

Just for feedback. That response means nothing as the API gives that even if the it does not connect. I had to delete the app and start from scratch do get it to work. It appears that the system thought that the app folder was deleted when it was in fact still ppresent. The strange thing is that it was working before.

The only problem I have now is that my app name is still in the system although I cannot see it anywhere. I used a replacement name but I would like to use the original name. How do I go about fixing that?

Greg-DB

Please open an API ticket with the specifics on the app name issue and we can check on it for you:

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/contact