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How to automatically overwrite files with the same name
Hi team,
I used to use Dropbox to organise current files against old versions by continuously overwriting the original version when uploaded to Dropbox.
So version 1 would be replaced by...
Hannah,
I had the same question and was surprised to see this in the forum. I'm experiencing the same issue as the OP stated - so hopefully it will expedite a answer for both of us. When using the [Email to Dropbox] feature under settings where it takes the email attachments and places it in the "Email Attachments" folder - its not overwriting the name, instead its appending (1) and so on. Is it possible to overwrite the name automatically or an automation process we can add to have the same desired effect?
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi Nic35, the email to Dropbox feature wouldn't overwrite the existing files for security purposes. Only uploading files directly via the site, or overwriting files in the Dropbox folder would allow for files to be overwritten.
Hi Hannah & Jay,
Unfortunately not using the API, just the email to dropbox feed. Which as Jay mentioned won't work due to security reasons.
Do we know if the ability to turn off this security feature will become available? Or the move to integrating with the API be the only fix here?
Cheers,Charlie
- Jay
Currently, we don't have information on if this would be changed in the future.
If you wish, you can suggest this change for others to vote on, so the dev team can look into this further.
