Batch upstream sync with Dropbox (Irreversible operation)
watermint toolbox stores credentials into the file system. That is located at below path:
| OS | Path |
|---|---|
| Windows | %HOMEPATH%\.toolbox\secrets (e.g. C:\Users\bob.toolbox\secrets) |
| macOS | $HOME/.toolbox/secrets (e.g. /Users/bob/.toolbox/secrets) |
| Linux | $HOME/.toolbox/secrets (e.g. /home/bob/.toolbox/secrets) |
Please do not share those files to anyone including Dropbox support. You can delete those files after use if you want to remove it. If you want to make sure removal of credentials, revoke application access from setting or the admin console.
Please see below help article for more detail:
| Description |
|---|
| Dropbox for teams: View content of your Dropbox files and folders |
| Dropbox for teams: Edit content of your Dropbox files and folders |
| Dropbox for teams: View your team membership |
| Dropbox for teams: View structure of your team’s and members’ folders |
| Dropbox for teams: View basic information about your team including names, user count, and team settings |
For the first run, tbx will ask you an authentication with your Dropbox account.
Please copy the link and paste it into your browser. Then proceed to authorization. After authorization, Dropbox will show you an authorization code. Please copy that code and paste it to the tbx.
watermint toolbox xx.x.xxx
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1. Visit the URL for the auth dialogue:
https://www.dropbox.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&response_type=code&state=xxxxxxxx
2. Click 'Allow' (you might have to login first):
3. Copy the authorisation code:
Enter the authorisation code
Please download the pre-compiled binary from Latest Release. If you are using Windows, please download the zip file like tbx-xx.x.xxx-win.zip. Then, extract the archive and place tbx.exe on the Desktop folder.
The watermint toolbox can run from any path in the system if allowed by the system. But the instruction samples are using the Desktop folder. Please replace the path if you placed the binary other than the Desktop folder.
This document uses the Desktop folder for command example.
Windows:
cd $HOME\Desktop
.\tbx.exe dropbox team runas file sync batch up -file /PATH/TO/DATA_FILE.csv
macOS, Linux:
$HOME/Desktop/tbx dropbox team runas file sync batch up -file /PATH/TO/DATA_FILE.csv
Note for macOS Catalina 10.15 or above: macOS verifies Developer identity. Currently, tbx is not ready for it. Please select “Cancel” on the first dialogue. Then please proceed “System Preference”, then open “Security & Privacy”, select “General” tab.
You may find the message like:
“tbx” was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer.
And you may find the button “Allow Anyway”. Please hit the button with your risk. At second run, please hit button “Open” on the dialogue.
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
-base-path |
Choose the file path standard. This is an option for Dropbox for Teams in particular. If you are using the personal version of Dropbox, it basically doesn’t matter what you choose. In Dropbox for Teams, if you select home in the updated team space, a personal folder with your username will be selected. This is convenient for referencing or uploading files in your personal folder, as you don’t need to include the folder name with your username in the path. On the other hand, if you specify root, you can access all folders with permissions. On the other hand, when accessing your personal folder, you need to specify a path that includes the name of your personal folder. |
root |
-batch-size |
Batch commit size | 250 |
-delete |
Delete Dropbox file if a file removed locally | false |
-exit-on-failure |
Exit the program on failure | false |
-file |
Path to data file | |
-name-disable-ignore |
Name for the sync batch operation. Filter system file or ignore files. | |
-name-name |
Name for the sync batch operation. Filter by exact match to the name. | |
-name-name-prefix |
Name for the sync batch operation. Filter by name match to the prefix. | |
-name-name-suffix |
Name for the sync batch operation. Filter by name match to the suffix. | |
-overwrite |
Overwrite existing files if they exist. | false |
-peer |
Account alias | default |
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
-auth-database |
Custom path to auth database (default: $HOME/.toolbox/secrets/secrets.db) | |
-auto-open |
Auto open URL or artifact folder | false |
-bandwidth-kb |
Bandwidth limit in K bytes per sec for upload/download content. 0 for unlimited | 0 |
-budget-memory |
Memory budget (limits some feature to reduce memory footprint) | normal |
-budget-storage |
Storage budget (limits logs or some feature to reduce storage usage) | normal |
-concurrency |
Maximum concurrency for running operation | Number of processors |
-debug |
Enable debug mode | false |
-experiment |
Enable experimental feature(s). | |
-extra |
Extra parameter file path | |
-lang |
Display language | auto |
-output |
Output format (none/text/markdown/json) | text |
-output-filter |
Output filter query (jq syntax). The output of the report is filtered using jq syntax. This option is only applied when the report is output as JSON. | |
-proxy |
HTTP/HTTPS proxy (hostname:port). Please specify DIRECT if you want skip setting proxy. |
|
-quiet |
Suppress non-error messages, and make output readable by a machine (JSON format) | false |
-retain-job-data |
Job data retain policy | default |
-secure |
Do not store tokens into a file | false |
-skip-logging |
Skip logging in the local storage | false |
-verbose |
Show current operations for more detail. | false |
-workspace |
Workspace path |
Mapping of local files to Dropbox paths for batch upload.
| Column | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| member_email | Email address of the Dropbox team member. | user@example.com |
| local_path | Local file path to upload. | /Users/alice/Documents/file.txt |
| dropbox_path | Destination path in Dropbox. | /Team Folder/Project/file.txt |
The first line is a header line. The program will accept a file without the header.
member_email,local_path,dropbox_path
user@example.com,/Users/alice/Documents/file.txt,/Team Folder/Project/file.txt
Report file path will be displayed last line of the command line output. If you missed command line output, please see path below. [job-id] will be the date/time of the run. Please see the latest job-id.
| OS | Path pattern | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | %HOMEPATH%\.toolbox\jobs\[job-id]\reports |
C:\Users\bob.toolbox\jobs\20190909-115959.597\reports |
| macOS | $HOME/.toolbox/jobs/[job-id]/reports |
/Users/bob/.toolbox/jobs/20190909-115959.597/reports |
| Linux | $HOME/.toolbox/jobs/[job-id]/reports |
/home/bob/.toolbox/jobs/20190909-115959.597/reports |
Path
The command will generate a report in three different formats. deleted.csv, deleted.json, and deleted.xlsx.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| entry_path | Path |
| entry_shard.file_system_type | File system type |
| entry_shard.shard_id | Shard ID |
| entry_shard.attributes | Shard attributes |
If you run with -budget-memory low option, the command will generate only JSON format report.
In case of a report become large, a report in .xlsx format will be split into several chunks like follows; deleted_0000.xlsx, deleted_0001.xlsx, deleted_0002.xlsx, …
This report shows the transaction result.
The command will generate a report in three different formats. operation_log.csv, operation_log.json, and operation_log.xlsx.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| status | Status of the operation |
| reason | Reason of failure or skipped operation |
| input.member_email | Email address of the Dropbox team member. |
| input.local_path | Local file path to upload. |
| input.dropbox_path | Destination path in Dropbox. |
If you run with -budget-memory low option, the command will generate only JSON format report.
In case of a report become large, a report in .xlsx format will be split into several chunks like follows; operation_log_0000.xlsx, operation_log_0001.xlsx, operation_log_0002.xlsx, …
This report shows the transaction result.
The command will generate a report in three different formats. skipped.csv, skipped.json, and skipped.xlsx.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| status | Status of the operation |
| reason | Reason of failure or skipped operation |
| input.entry_path | Path |
| input.entry_shard.file_system_type | File system type |
| input.entry_shard.shard_id | Shard ID |
| input.entry_shard.attributes | Shard attributes |
If you run with -budget-memory low option, the command will generate only JSON format report.
In case of a report become large, a report in .xlsx format will be split into several chunks like follows; skipped_0000.xlsx, skipped_0001.xlsx, skipped_0002.xlsx, …
This report shows a summary of the upload results.
The command will generate a report in three different formats. summary.csv, summary.json, and summary.xlsx.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| start | Time of start |
| end | Time of finish |
| num_bytes | Total upload size (Bytes) |
| num_files_error | The number of files failed or got an error. |
| num_files_transferred | The number of files uploaded/downloaded. |
| num_files_skip | The number of files skipped or to skip. |
| num_folder_created | Number of created folders. |
| num_delete | Number of deleted entry. |
| num_api_call | The number of estimated upload API call for upload. |
If you run with -budget-memory low option, the command will generate only JSON format report.
In case of a report become large, a report in .xlsx format will be split into several chunks like follows; summary_0000.xlsx, summary_0001.xlsx, summary_0002.xlsx, …
This report shows the transaction result.
The command will generate a report in three different formats. uploaded.csv, uploaded.json, and uploaded.xlsx.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| status | Status of the operation |
| reason | Reason of failure or skipped operation |
| input.path | Path |
| result.name | The last component of the path (including extension). |
| result.path_display | The cased path to be used for display purposes only. |
| result.client_modified | For files, this is the modification time set by the desktop client when the file was added to Dropbox. |
| result.server_modified | The last time the file was modified on Dropbox. |
| result.size | The file size in bytes. |
| result.content_hash | A hash of the file content. |
| result.has_explicit_shared_members | If true, the results will include a flag for each file indicating whether or not that file has any explicit members. |
If you run with -budget-memory low option, the command will generate only JSON format report.
In case of a report become large, a report in .xlsx format will be split into several chunks like follows; uploaded_0000.xlsx, uploaded_0001.xlsx, uploaded_0002.xlsx, …