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python upload file OverflowError
I need to upload all the files in a directory through the API, the largest file is about 20 gb, but I keep getting an OverflowError with files larger than 2GB. I'm using the example of this thread (h...
From the stack trace, I see that this code is attempting to use the 'files_upload' method to upload this file, which doesn't support files of this size. You should instead be using the upload sessions functionality for large files like this.
Looking at your code, it looks like that 'files_upload' code path is mistakenly being used because you've changed the 'file_size' check to be checking the size of 'rootdir', instead of the size of the actual file to upload. You'll need to fix the code to use the size of the file to determine which upload functionality to use. That way, it will use the upload sessions code path for large files.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffFrom the stack trace, I see that this code is attempting to use the 'files_upload' method to upload this file, which doesn't support files of this size. You should instead be using the upload sessions functionality for large files like this.
Looking at your code, it looks like that 'files_upload' code path is mistakenly being used because you've changed the 'file_size' check to be checking the size of 'rootdir', instead of the size of the actual file to upload. You'll need to fix the code to use the size of the file to determine which upload functionality to use. That way, it will use the upload sessions code path for large files.
You are right! it's working now. Thanks!
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