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Keith B.7
Helpful | Level 7
8 years ago

Dropbox API Bug: "Restricted Content" Error for Unrestricted Files

Hello,   There seems to be an odd bug in the Dropbox API whereby if you try to download a plain text file containing nothing but a period, you receive a "Restricted Content" error and it refuses to...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    8 years ago
    Thanks for the report! This should be fixed now.
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago
Thanks for the report! This should be fixed now.
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    Keith B.7
    Helpful | Level 7
    8 years ago

    That was fast! I can confirm that it's fixed - many thanks!

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