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Izabella S.
9 years agoNew member | Level 1
Java API Concurrency with multiple users accessing app.
So I am developing a Spellchecker application. I am storing all the projects (books) on Dropbox. My application downloads and uploads files to Dropbox.
The application will have multiple users who ...
Greg-DB
9 years agoDropbox Staff
Exactly what happens depends on what API calls they're making. E.g., if they both try to read a file at the time time, that should be fine. On the other hand, if they both try to upload new versions of a single file at the same time, that will cause a conflict. Be sure to read through the write mode documentation I linked to earlier to understand the different modes and behaviors.
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