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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 like the screenshot below, is there anyway to prevent duplicate folder name and also do not create folder it it exists?

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Greg-DB

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?