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daylef
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Conflicted Copy different scenario without a solution

I've recently moved away from One Drive (there are some serious privacy concerns with it in my opinion) and I'm trying get around the Dropbox Conflicted Copy "problem". Dropbox creates a CC file wher...
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daylef's avatar
daylef
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Hi Mark

 

I've been using this scenario on One Drive for years which has been working OK with some reservation. I've moved all our volatile files to Dropbox and this is the last hurdle. I hasten to add that I have a NAS that copies the Dropbox content on a differential basis so as not to rely on cloud storage alone and to have a "local" backup. This issue with conflicted copy is a very bad outcome (for me) and one that could be easily fixed. In this scenario the field agent just populates the data fields and a local guy extracts the data on a daily basis. The problem starts when the local guy opens the file when it's still open in the field as he has no idea it hasn't been closed. Previously (with One Drive) I ran a batch file on a 5 minute timer that copied the live file to another folder for him to extract and that's what I'm looking to do now. It's a backward step but will work.            

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