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Why should I remove the entry and all its children for each DeletedMetadata when using list_folder?
Hello everyone, I am keeping a local cache of the contents of my dropbox account using files/list_folder and files/list_folder/continue. There is a guide in the documentation on the exact steps t...
You are not guaranteed to receive a DeletedMetadata entry for each child in the case where you receive a DeletedMetadata for the parent, so you should make sure to delete all of the children in your local cache as well whenever you receive a DeletedMetadata for a parent. If you do not do so, your local cache may get out of sync with the state on Dropbox.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffYou are not guaranteed to receive a DeletedMetadata entry for each child in the case where you receive a DeletedMetadata for the parent, so you should make sure to delete all of the children in your local cache as well whenever you receive a DeletedMetadata for a parent. If you do not do so, your local cache may get out of sync with the state on Dropbox.
Hi Greg,
Thank you very much for the fast reply! I get it now.
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