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.NET Downloading large file GetContentAsStreamAsync
I want to use the Dropbox. Api for .NET to allow my users to download files I have stores in Dropbox from my site. The size of the files ranges from small (a few Mb) to Big (a couple of Hundred Mb) ...
- Thanks! In that case, you can specify a longer timeout as shown here:
https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-dotnet/blob/master/Examples/SimpleTest/Program.cs#L49
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staff[Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43208069/dropbox-net-downloading-large-files-using-getcontentasstreamasync ]
I can't seem to reproduce this issue. Is it failing after a certain amount of time? If so, it may be timing out, which would vary by network connection.
Alternatively, are you trying to download multiple files at once? If so, how many?
It's failing after some time... I am downloading a large file, in the case of the test it's a file that's 245 MB.
Downloading this file directly from dropbox took about 6 minutes.
Is there a way to set the time out for a longer period?
- Greg-DBHow long does it take to fail when you're trying to download via the API? If it is a timeout issue, there may be a way to configure that, but we'll have to look into it.
Also, are you trying to download multiple files at once?- It takes one and a half to two minutes, give or take.
In the internal tests I'm running now I'm only trying to download one file at the time.
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