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GaryH_BAR01
6 months agoHelpful | Level 5
Replicate Dropbox Transfer Functionality VIA API
I really enjoy the use of the Dropbox Transfer functionality to send copies of files to end users that may or may not have a Dropbox account, require that the use a password, be notified that the fil...
barry m.10
9 years agoNew member | Level 1
Hi Gregory,
<<<CHUNK_SIZE = 4 * 1024 * 1024>>>
Is there any reason why you chose 4mb in your python example code? (thanks BTW)
Why chose between a single files_upload call, and a chunked upload session, at 4mb when 150mb is the upper limit for the former? Also why transmit in 4mb blocks when 150mb is permitted?
Is 4mb preferred for some reason? Is there some efficiency gain? I see that it has been claimed that 4mb is DropBox's chunk size for de-duplication. Is this a factor. or were just intending to minimise resources in your demonstration snippet?
http://blog.fosketts.net/2011/07/11/dropbox-data-format-deduplication/
Thanks
- GaryH_BAR016 months agoHelpful | Level 5Greg
Thank you for the guidance I will be looking into this more
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