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sajadjaward1
5 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Batch copy within Dropbox gives an error
Hello All! I am using Dropbox Javascript SDK to manage my files within Dropbox. I have come across a scenario where I need to copy 1 or many files (depends) into a single folder. For this, I ...
- 5 years ago
Yes, you can use this filesCopyBatchV2 method to copy files from multiple different locations into one folder. When doing so though, each 'to_path' shouldn't all be exactly the same. The 'to_path's can all be inside the same folder, but they should include the different file names so they don't conflict with each other.
sajadjaward1
Explorer | Level 4
Thank you for replying.
Is there any way that I can copy all the files from different paths into a same destination folder? I do not want to end up having so many folders created at the destination for each file that I am copying.
Does Dropbox have an API which supports this method?
Thank you again
Greg-DB
5 years agoDropbox Staff
Yes, you can use this filesCopyBatchV2 method to copy files from multiple different locations into one folder. When doing so though, each 'to_path' shouldn't all be exactly the same. The 'to_path's can all be inside the same folder, but they should include the different file names so they don't conflict with each other.
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