New plugin available: Cloud (access to Box, Dropbox, etc).

[CharlesB]

Are there known issues with how the plugin handles folder names containing special characters, when using Google Drive? I noticed two problems:

• When a folder contains a colon character (eg. "2010:2011"), the copy of a folder to the local disk does not work.

• There are weird behaviours with the slash character (eg "2018/2019"). I can't create a folder from the plugin if the name contains a slash. Also, on an existing folder with a slash in the name, there is an infinite loop with a subfolder taking the name of a parent folder... which prevents me from copying the folder at all.

Thanks

[petermad]

2CharlesB

Those two example are typical Windows file system restrictions - colons and slashes are not allowed in file names - see for example: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file

[CharlesB]

Yes but shouldn't the plugin handle these restrictions gracefully?
For instance, when I click on the folder below:
Image: https://ibb.co/fF83fYr
it shows the content of the parent folder (Sou) instead of the selected folder (Sou\ARCHIVES\2020/2021).

[petermad]

For instance, when I click on the folder below:
Image: https://ibb.co/fF83fYr
it shows the content of the parent folder (Sou) instead of the selected folder

You are right - it is not smart, that you cannot even go into 2020/2021 - it is understandable that you cannot copy the folder to local disk though, but the plugin should give a warning instead of going into and endless loop as it does now.

[ghisler(Author)]

The problem is that many file systems use forward slashes as path separators, so they are needed for sftp, webdav and other plugins. There is no way for TC to handle forward slashes or backslashes in file or folder names.

[kagliostro]

Hello,

i have read on this forum a post from 2020 saying that CLOUD plugin only allows to access PERSONAL folders on dropbox account.

We have Dropbox for Business account and used 2.80 cloud plugin to explore Dropbox folder and effectively i can only access personal folder, but TEAM folders are not shown at all.

Is there any workaround to see TEAM folders? It is really crap not having chance to use such a nice app in Dropbox for business!

Thanks and regards,

K

[kagliostro]

Problem i am facing is with WINDOWS version.. I dont know if android has same issue.

Dunno why this topic was moved here.

Thanks and regards

[white]

Moderator message from: white » 2024-05-06, 08:56 UTC

Dunno why this topic was moved here.

I have looked in the logs and it seems your post was edited by Stefan2 (probably changed the topic title) and not moved.

I now merged your topic with the Cloud plugin topic.

[white]

2ghisler(Author)
Should the list of changes in the first post be the same as on the download page?

[ghisler(Author)]

Is there any workaround to see TEAM folders?

Sorry, I don't have access to Team servers on Dropbox, so I cannot test this.

[kagliostro]

Hello Ghisler,

if you like, i can share my DB business account credential with you for a few days, so you can test it and maybe develop solution.

Just le me know.

Kind regards

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks for your offer, but another user has already offered to do this (via e-mail). However, I would appreciate if you could try the beta version once I have published it here in the forum, and give me some feedback on how it's working.

[ghisler(Author)]

Here is a first beta version of the cloud plugin which allows to access team folders in Dropbox for Business:
https://www.totalcommander.ch/beta/cloudplugin2.90beta1.zip
No additional configuration is necessary. The plugin will just start with the root folder (with all the shared folders and the home folder) instead of starting in the home folder.

Please report any problems here in the forum, or via e-mail.

[artt]

As we are speaking for Cloud plugin and Dropbox, i decided to write this here.
Next may be an issue. Can someone check it/confirm please?

TC v11.03 x64
Windows 11 pro x64
Cloud plugin v2.80

Using TC "Sync folders"
Left panel= Local disk folder
Right panel= Dropbox folder
Files to be synchronized: places.sqlite, places.sqlite-shm, places.sqlite-wal (places.sqlite-wal - size 0 bytes)

Initial sync: success (all above 3 files copied/synced to Dropbox - compared again and found as equal)

Any next sync IF all 3 files in Local disk folder are newer (file data-time) to those in Dropbox folder: partial FAIL
- "Sync folders" compare and mark all 3 files to be re-synced/copied to Dropbox folder.
- We run the sync and no error appears
- After sync, Local-Cloud folders compared again and now:
a) the first two files appear as equal
b) but the last file (places.sqlite-wal - size still 0 bytes) appears as not equal > file's data-time of Dropbox folder remains the old one - this of the Initial sync.

It seems that the data-time of 0 bytes file is not updated in Dropbox folder.
Google Drive does not have this issue.

Best regards

[ghisler(Author)]

Could you enable logging in Configuration - Options - FTP (this also logs plugins), then press Alt+Enter on the connection name and enable detailed logging? Maybe it shows you why the upload of places.sqlite-wal failed. Maybe Firefox is locking the file?