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Mark L.45
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9 years ago

shared app directory, exists but inaccessible to my app

Created an app, linked to a specific directory. Lets call it acme.  Create acme directory on my dropbox which I shared and placed some more directories and files within it. Able to authenticate a...
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Greg-DB
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9 years ago

Thanks for the additional information! Note that "app folders" for apps with the app folder permission are specially created folders inside the "/Apps" folder in your account. So, when you create your own folder at /acme1066/Homework/math, that won't connect to your app. The app's actual app folder would be at /Apps/acme1066/Homework/math.

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