If i delete a folder locally and sync, files will be deleted on dropbox too, but still have that folder empty.

I'm getting name not defined error on line 72:

files_found = does_directory_contain_files(config, full_path)

I'm not sure how to get it to work. I'm new to pythonista.

DropboxSync.py cannot handle these cases correctly.
When encounter a hidden file or directory, it will raise OSError: no such file or directory.

if not os.path.exists(local_folder):
        os.mkdir(local_folder)

Maybe iOS does not allow app to create a hidden file or directory inside the container? Can we simply skip these files and directories?

Having looked at the prompts and commands, it seems that d/da has three different meanings/functions and l/la two. I think this makes their use confusing and could lead to mistakes. Could they be renamed to make them more intuitive?

File %s is in the sync cache and on Dropbox, but no longer exists locally. (Default Delete):
Delete From Dropbox (d) [All in this state (da)]
Download File (l) [All in this state (la)]
Skip (s) [All in this state (sa)]

File %s has been updated both locally and on Dropbox. (Default Skip) Overwrite: 
Dropbox Copy (d) [All in this state (da)]
Local Copy (l) [All in this state (la)]
Skip (s) [All in this state (sa)]

File %s is not in the sync cache but exists both locally and on dropbox. (Default Skip) Overwrite:
Dropbox Copy (d) [All in this state (da)]
Local Copy (l) [All in this state (la)]
Skip (s) [All in this state (sa)]

File %s is in the sync cache but no longer on Dropbox. 
(Default Delete):
Delete local file (d) [All in this state (da)]
Upload File (u) [All in this state (ua)
Skip (s) [All in this state (sa)]

After going through the process of entering the appkey and appsecret and allowing acccess, I get a TypeError: set (['dropbox_sync/file.cache.txt']) is not JSON serialiable in write_configuration (at line 40).

'choice' referenced before assignment. I think this is the correct fix:

@@ -320,3 +320,3 @@ Skip (s) [All in this state (sa)]
                                        if prev_choice in ('la', 'da', 'sa'):
-                                               choice = choice[0]
+                                               choice = prev_choice[0]
                                        else:

I ran smoothly up until yesterday, and then today "No JSON object could be decoded" error appear.
I tried to upload your original file again but same message appear.

Hi I'm not sure if I have this exact version of the script. The version I have has some problems with syncing subfolders for example if there is externally ...

FolderA/ (files) + (FolderB)/files

when it downloads in pythonista it creates two folders with the one with the subdirectory being lowercase

foldera/folderb/files

and

FolderA/files

Does this version of the script exhibit this behavior?

There is a lot of enhancements / bug fixes being done to the Dropbox sync script. A non-intrusive, optional version check may be useful - any opinions?

1. create new file on iPhone
2. sync
3. delete the file on the Dropbox website
4. sync

The last sync does and reports nothing. The file on the phone is left alone.

In my case I have an /Examples forder in my root and I do not want to be checked all the time because it's not changing.

It would be great, if you could add an option to change / root directory to any directory.
Like on Windows, I have a Dropbox directory and only that directory synced.

If I put the script for example under /Tools/Sync folder, it will give me an error.
ErrorResponse: [400] {u'path':u'Invalid path '/../../Backups': bad path component 1: ".."'}
Line 94: process_folder

No error when it's in /.

Add console.set_idle_timer_disabled(...) to disable automatic screen off.
You maybe add a config line for that, if someone don't want to disable.

Old blog page does not cover additional run options and how to now use the script. This documentation needs brought up to date.

As mentioned in both https://forum.omz-software.com/topic/2140/a-tale-of-two-dropboxsyncs and https://forum.omz-software.com/topic/2560/sync-between-devices-how-to/9

It would be nice to provide an option (answer) to use the answer given to all subsequent question. E.g. if DropboxSync ask whether to delete or keep the file in the Dropbox directory, the user has now two possible responses. If the user adds an R (for repeat) in front of the normal resonse, this could be in following similar questions without asking the user. Particularly if whole subdirectories are moved or deleted, this is much more convenient.

I hope this is clear to you. If not, please let me know.

I need .txt extensions to be syncronized as well. I added '.txt' to SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS list, but sync state file file.cache.txt also syncronized to dropbox.

I like the new functionality to specify the extensions to be syncronized. In order to do a full backup, it would be nice if it was possible to add a wildcard extension (*) to specify all extensions.
What do you think?

Lines 211 and 212 have the same instruction for download and deletion.

Delete From Dropbox (d) [All in this state (da)]
Download File (l) [All in this state (da)]

Typing da would result in deletion NOT download.

The issue arises because [D]elete and [D]ownload start with the same letter. Why not use

1. [R]emove From Dropbox and [D]ownload File or
2. [D]elete From Dropbox and [G]et File

I prefer 1.

I don't see how the sync goes, a path\filename line by line would be enough.

Uploading: Tools\dummy.py
No change: Tools\backup.py
Downloading: Tools\admin.py

or something like that.

ok

If I delete files on dropbox web interface, or on my PC, DropboxSync.py will just re-upload that files without a question. Makes it impossible to delete on my PC.