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Helpful | Level 6

7 years ago

Path Not Found Error

New user here just working through the tutorial https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/dotnet#tutorial When I generate a token using an app for Full Dropbox, it works OK. However, if I g...

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wwaag76
7 years ago
Problem solved. Didn't understand that the App folder was created under the main folder Apps. Now working OK. Thanks.

wwaag76

Helpful | Level 6

I assume things are erroring out at the call to ListRootFolder()?

No, it gets past that call. It's the Download call that produces the error. Here's the code for the Download method.

async Task Download(DropboxClient dbx, string folder, string file)
            {
                using (var response = await dbx.Files.DownloadAsync(folder + "/" + file))
                //using (var response = await dbx.Files.DownloadAsync(file))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(await response.GetContentAsStringAsync());
                }
            }

wwaag76

Helpful | Level 6

7 years ago

One other thing. Inside the app looks like this.

wwaag76
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago
Problem solved. Didn't understand that the App folder was created under the main folder Apps. Now working OK. Thanks.
- ABDUL_REHMAN
  New member | Level 2
  5 years ago
  I use this code as well but get the same error. I use code following as :
  async Task Download(DropboxClient dbx, string folder, string file) { using (var response = await dbx.Files.DownloadAsync(folder + "/" + file)) { Console.WriteLine(await response.GetContentAsStringAsync()); } }
  and Pass perameters like :
  await Download(client, "/Apps/Retailme", "Retailme.exe");
  But there is same error path/not_found
  - Greg-DB
    Dropbox Staff
    5 years ago
    [Cross-linking for reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61527512/dropbox-file-download-error-path-not-found-using-c-sharp ]
    
    ABDUL_REHMAN If you're using an app with the "app folder" permission, you don't need to include the path of the app folder itself when making API calls, such as "/Apps/Retailme". The Dropbox API will automatically interpret your paths as being relative to your app folder.
    
    So, for example, in your code you wouldn't need to include that "/Apps/Retailme". With how that code snippet is set up, you would instead specify a "folder" value of "", which would result in the final path of "/Retailme.exe" for a file inside your app folder.
- raiam
  New member | Level 2
  2 years ago
  can you elaborate on what was the final path url?
  
  i created mine called: "implementation-dev"
  
  but I am getting `path/not_found/`, I tried: /home/Apps/implementation-dev, [Company]/Apps/implementation-dev, /implementation-dev, but.nothing works
  - Здравко
    Legendary | Level 20
    2 years ago
    Hi raiam,
    Just list the content with empty path and follow whatever appear there. 😉 All entries have their paths set and theses paths are mandatory correct, so you can use them as they are (just copy/paste).
    Hope this helps.