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Ed T.2
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

local vs online only - how to tell programatically?

I have an app that allows users to store files in Dropbox.  If the local directory is known, I look for the content there, else I use the API.  With the advent of local vs online-only, files that I l...
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Greg-DB
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3 years ago

Unfortunately the Dropbox API doesn't offer a way to programmatically check the online only status of any particular file or folder, but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.

 

Online-only files should be automatically downloaded when opened though, except currently on macOS 12.3. That's not part of the API itself though, so if that's not working as expected for you, you may want to open a thread in "Installs & integrations" or contact support.

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