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How to synchronize files from Files app on iOS?
On iOS, I allow the user to select a file with UIDocumentPickerViewController. The user can select for example a Dropbox file.
I’m able to read the file content, however, after the content is read for the first time, it never again sychronizes to the latest version unless I explicitly open Files app and go to its location.
I keep the path to access the file again, to get the latest content, but it doesn’t seem to be possible.
If I try writing to this location after some changes on another remote device, it will always cause conflicts, because I’m modyfing the outdated version of the file.
Is there any function that can force Files to synchronize the file at specific path?
I tried to read the file multiple times, but it always returns the same content. I tried looking for a solution, but I was only able to find solutions using Dropbox SDK which I would like to avoid if possible to provide a more seamless experience for the user (without signing in)
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
[Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78287104/how-to-request-a-synchronization-of-a-file-from-files-app ]
Thanks for the post. I can't offer help with this directly since it's not part of the Dropbox API/SDK, but if you write in to developer support we can try to get you to the right department to hopefully offer some help with that.
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