Dropbox API not returning all files in list












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I am trying to get a full file list from my dropbox account using the python dropbox API, to later compare the local and remote folders and download only the changed files on my Raspberry PI. So for now I need the current file list on my account. I am trying to accomplish that by using this code:



client = dropbox.Dropbox("ACCESS_TOKEN")

metadata = client.files_list_folder("", recursive=True, include_deleted=False, include_media_info=False)

flist = 

if metadata.has_more == True:

    m1 = metadata.entries

    cur = metadata.cursor

    for i in m1:

        if isinstance(i, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

            flist.append([i.name])

    # flist now has 2000 items

    m2 = client.files_list_folder_continue(cur)

    while m2.has_more == True:

        for i in m2.entries:

            if isinstance(i, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

                flist.append([i.name])

        cur = m2.cursor

        m2 = client.files_list_folder_continue(cur)


Which gives me a total of 4971 files. But there are 5252 files in a lot of different folders (probably). I am getting a lot of different numbers. Windows gives me 5252 files using console, using the explorer it gives me 2344 files. Unix gives me 5260 files using console and 5288 files using fhe file manager...

I noticed that a lot of files are missing I added/edited recently (few days ago). After that I tried a slightly different code:



dbx = dropbox.Dropbox("ACCESS_TOKEN")

result = dbx.files_list_folder("", recursive=True, include_deleted=False, include_media_info=False)

file_list = 



def process_entries(entries):

    for entry in entries:

        if isinstance(entry, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

            file_list.append([entry.name])



process_entries(result.entries)



while result.has_more:

    result = dbx.files_list_folder_continue(result.cursor)

    process_entries(result.entries)



print(len(file_list))


This code gives me only 1997 files, but the list is containing the new files. I don't get why this is happening, as the two codes are doing the same, but neither is capable of giving me the correct list of files.



Edit: Changed the second code accordingly to Gregs comment. Getting to many files now compared to the synchronized locale Dropbox folder.






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  • When you say "there are 5252 files in a lot of different folders (probably)", what you do you mean by the "probably"?

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • Also, note that not all files from the local filesystem are synced to Dropbox. E.g., see the "Ignored files" section of: dropbox.com/help/syncing-uploads/files-not-syncing That will result in different total numbers. For that reason, comparing with the local filesystem won't work well. Likewise, are you counting folders from the local filesystem? Your API code is only counting files, ignoring the folders themselves.

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • Finally, I see you copied the second code from dropbox.com/developers/reference/…, but your second call to process_entries has the wrong indentation. The way you have it, it will only run for the last page of results, and not earlier ones.

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • True @Greg. I changed the indentation of process_entries because Python gave me an indentation error for that line and I couldn't really figure out why.

    – BallerNacken
    Nov 26 '18 at 20:48











  • I guess there is no simple way to mirror the whole dropbox using the dropbox api on the Raspberry Pi? If yes, I would not need to try it this way.

    – BallerNacken
    Nov 26 '18 at 21:00
















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I am trying to get a full file list from my dropbox account using the python dropbox API, to later compare the local and remote folders and download only the changed files on my Raspberry PI. So for now I need the current file list on my account. I am trying to accomplish that by using this code:



client = dropbox.Dropbox("ACCESS_TOKEN")

metadata = client.files_list_folder("", recursive=True, include_deleted=False, include_media_info=False)

flist = 

if metadata.has_more == True:

    m1 = metadata.entries

    cur = metadata.cursor

    for i in m1:

        if isinstance(i, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

            flist.append([i.name])

    # flist now has 2000 items

    m2 = client.files_list_folder_continue(cur)

    while m2.has_more == True:

        for i in m2.entries:

            if isinstance(i, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

                flist.append([i.name])

        cur = m2.cursor

        m2 = client.files_list_folder_continue(cur)


Which gives me a total of 4971 files. But there are 5252 files in a lot of different folders (probably). I am getting a lot of different numbers. Windows gives me 5252 files using console, using the explorer it gives me 2344 files. Unix gives me 5260 files using console and 5288 files using fhe file manager...

I noticed that a lot of files are missing I added/edited recently (few days ago). After that I tried a slightly different code:



dbx = dropbox.Dropbox("ACCESS_TOKEN")

result = dbx.files_list_folder("", recursive=True, include_deleted=False, include_media_info=False)

file_list = 



def process_entries(entries):

    for entry in entries:

        if isinstance(entry, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

            file_list.append([entry.name])



process_entries(result.entries)



while result.has_more:

    result = dbx.files_list_folder_continue(result.cursor)

    process_entries(result.entries)



print(len(file_list))


This code gives me only 1997 files, but the list is containing the new files. I don't get why this is happening, as the two codes are doing the same, but neither is capable of giving me the correct list of files.



Edit: Changed the second code accordingly to Gregs comment. Getting to many files now compared to the synchronized locale Dropbox folder.






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  • When you say "there are 5252 files in a lot of different folders (probably)", what you do you mean by the "probably"?

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • Also, note that not all files from the local filesystem are synced to Dropbox. E.g., see the "Ignored files" section of: dropbox.com/help/syncing-uploads/files-not-syncing That will result in different total numbers. For that reason, comparing with the local filesystem won't work well. Likewise, are you counting folders from the local filesystem? Your API code is only counting files, ignoring the folders themselves.

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • Finally, I see you copied the second code from dropbox.com/developers/reference/…, but your second call to process_entries has the wrong indentation. The way you have it, it will only run for the last page of results, and not earlier ones.

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • True @Greg. I changed the indentation of process_entries because Python gave me an indentation error for that line and I couldn't really figure out why.

    – BallerNacken
    Nov 26 '18 at 20:48











  • I guess there is no simple way to mirror the whole dropbox using the dropbox api on the Raspberry Pi? If yes, I would not need to try it this way.

    – BallerNacken
    Nov 26 '18 at 21:00














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I am trying to get a full file list from my dropbox account using the python dropbox API, to later compare the local and remote folders and download only the changed files on my Raspberry PI. So for now I need the current file list on my account. I am trying to accomplish that by using this code:



client = dropbox.Dropbox("ACCESS_TOKEN")

metadata = client.files_list_folder("", recursive=True, include_deleted=False, include_media_info=False)

flist = 

if metadata.has_more == True:

    m1 = metadata.entries

    cur = metadata.cursor

    for i in m1:

        if isinstance(i, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

            flist.append([i.name])

    # flist now has 2000 items

    m2 = client.files_list_folder_continue(cur)

    while m2.has_more == True:

        for i in m2.entries:

            if isinstance(i, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

                flist.append([i.name])

        cur = m2.cursor

        m2 = client.files_list_folder_continue(cur)


Which gives me a total of 4971 files. But there are 5252 files in a lot of different folders (probably). I am getting a lot of different numbers. Windows gives me 5252 files using console, using the explorer it gives me 2344 files. Unix gives me 5260 files using console and 5288 files using fhe file manager...

I noticed that a lot of files are missing I added/edited recently (few days ago). After that I tried a slightly different code:



dbx = dropbox.Dropbox("ACCESS_TOKEN")

result = dbx.files_list_folder("", recursive=True, include_deleted=False, include_media_info=False)

file_list = 



def process_entries(entries):

    for entry in entries:

        if isinstance(entry, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

            file_list.append([entry.name])



process_entries(result.entries)



while result.has_more:

    result = dbx.files_list_folder_continue(result.cursor)

    process_entries(result.entries)



print(len(file_list))


This code gives me only 1997 files, but the list is containing the new files. I don't get why this is happening, as the two codes are doing the same, but neither is capable of giving me the correct list of files.



Edit: Changed the second code accordingly to Gregs comment. Getting to many files now compared to the synchronized locale Dropbox folder.






python dropbox-api







share|improve this question
















I am trying to get a full file list from my dropbox account using the python dropbox API, to later compare the local and remote folders and download only the changed files on my Raspberry PI. So for now I need the current file list on my account. I am trying to accomplish that by using this code:



client = dropbox.Dropbox("ACCESS_TOKEN")

metadata = client.files_list_folder("", recursive=True, include_deleted=False, include_media_info=False)

flist = 

if metadata.has_more == True:

    m1 = metadata.entries

    cur = metadata.cursor

    for i in m1:

        if isinstance(i, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

            flist.append([i.name])

    # flist now has 2000 items

    m2 = client.files_list_folder_continue(cur)

    while m2.has_more == True:

        for i in m2.entries:

            if isinstance(i, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

                flist.append([i.name])

        cur = m2.cursor

        m2 = client.files_list_folder_continue(cur)


Which gives me a total of 4971 files. But there are 5252 files in a lot of different folders (probably). I am getting a lot of different numbers. Windows gives me 5252 files using console, using the explorer it gives me 2344 files. Unix gives me 5260 files using console and 5288 files using fhe file manager...

I noticed that a lot of files are missing I added/edited recently (few days ago). After that I tried a slightly different code:



dbx = dropbox.Dropbox("ACCESS_TOKEN")

result = dbx.files_list_folder("", recursive=True, include_deleted=False, include_media_info=False)

file_list = 



def process_entries(entries):

    for entry in entries:

        if isinstance(entry, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):

            file_list.append([entry.name])



process_entries(result.entries)



while result.has_more:

    result = dbx.files_list_folder_continue(result.cursor)

    process_entries(result.entries)



print(len(file_list))


This code gives me only 1997 files, but the list is containing the new files. I don't get why this is happening, as the two codes are doing the same, but neither is capable of giving me the correct list of files.



Edit: Changed the second code accordingly to Gregs comment. Getting to many files now compared to the synchronized locale Dropbox folder.






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  • When you say "there are 5252 files in a lot of different folders (probably)", what you do you mean by the "probably"?

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • Also, note that not all files from the local filesystem are synced to Dropbox. E.g., see the "Ignored files" section of: dropbox.com/help/syncing-uploads/files-not-syncing That will result in different total numbers. For that reason, comparing with the local filesystem won't work well. Likewise, are you counting folders from the local filesystem? Your API code is only counting files, ignoring the folders themselves.

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • Finally, I see you copied the second code from dropbox.com/developers/reference/…, but your second call to process_entries has the wrong indentation. The way you have it, it will only run for the last page of results, and not earlier ones.

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • True @Greg. I changed the indentation of process_entries because Python gave me an indentation error for that line and I couldn't really figure out why.

    – BallerNacken
    Nov 26 '18 at 20:48











  • I guess there is no simple way to mirror the whole dropbox using the dropbox api on the Raspberry Pi? If yes, I would not need to try it this way.

    – BallerNacken
    Nov 26 '18 at 21:00



















  • When you say "there are 5252 files in a lot of different folders (probably)", what you do you mean by the "probably"?

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • Also, note that not all files from the local filesystem are synced to Dropbox. E.g., see the "Ignored files" section of: dropbox.com/help/syncing-uploads/files-not-syncing That will result in different total numbers. For that reason, comparing with the local filesystem won't work well. Likewise, are you counting folders from the local filesystem? Your API code is only counting files, ignoring the folders themselves.

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • Finally, I see you copied the second code from dropbox.com/developers/reference/…, but your second call to process_entries has the wrong indentation. The way you have it, it will only run for the last page of results, and not earlier ones.

    – Greg
    Nov 26 '18 at 19:08











  • True @Greg. I changed the indentation of process_entries because Python gave me an indentation error for that line and I couldn't really figure out why.

    – BallerNacken
    Nov 26 '18 at 20:48











  • I guess there is no simple way to mirror the whole dropbox using the dropbox api on the Raspberry Pi? If yes, I would not need to try it this way.

    – BallerNacken
    Nov 26 '18 at 21:00

















When you say "there are 5252 files in a lot of different folders (probably)", what you do you mean by the "probably"?

– Greg
Nov 26 '18 at 19:08





When you say "there are 5252 files in a lot of different folders (probably)", what you do you mean by the "probably"?

– Greg
Nov 26 '18 at 19:08













Also, note that not all files from the local filesystem are synced to Dropbox. E.g., see the "Ignored files" section of: dropbox.com/help/syncing-uploads/files-not-syncing That will result in different total numbers. For that reason, comparing with the local filesystem won't work well. Likewise, are you counting folders from the local filesystem? Your API code is only counting files, ignoring the folders themselves.

– Greg
Nov 26 '18 at 19:08





Also, note that not all files from the local filesystem are synced to Dropbox. E.g., see the "Ignored files" section of: dropbox.com/help/syncing-uploads/files-not-syncing That will result in different total numbers. For that reason, comparing with the local filesystem won't work well. Likewise, are you counting folders from the local filesystem? Your API code is only counting files, ignoring the folders themselves.

– Greg
Nov 26 '18 at 19:08













Finally, I see you copied the second code from dropbox.com/developers/reference/…, but your second call to process_entries has the wrong indentation. The way you have it, it will only run for the last page of results, and not earlier ones.

– Greg
Nov 26 '18 at 19:08





Finally, I see you copied the second code from dropbox.com/developers/reference/…, but your second call to process_entries has the wrong indentation. The way you have it, it will only run for the last page of results, and not earlier ones.

– Greg
Nov 26 '18 at 19:08













True @Greg. I changed the indentation of process_entries because Python gave me an indentation error for that line and I couldn't really figure out why.

– BallerNacken
Nov 26 '18 at 20:48





True @Greg. I changed the indentation of process_entries because Python gave me an indentation error for that line and I couldn't really figure out why.

– BallerNacken
Nov 26 '18 at 20:48













I guess there is no simple way to mirror the whole dropbox using the dropbox api on the Raspberry Pi? If yes, I would not need to try it this way.

– BallerNacken
Nov 26 '18 at 21:00





I guess there is no simple way to mirror the whole dropbox using the dropbox api on the Raspberry Pi? If yes, I would not need to try it this way.

– BallerNacken
Nov 26 '18 at 21:00












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