

I have long had the regular Dropbox app installed.
#DROPVOX APP UPDATE#
Last week I noticed an update for an app on my iPhone with a name that struck me as odd: “Dropbox: Cloud Photo Storage”. Typically what I do every few days is scroll through the list of updated apps, see if any of them look interesting, (and take the opportunity to just delete any updated apps that I no longer use), and then hit “Update All” and check back again in a few days.

Some apps actually tell you more than “Bug fixes” in their release notes, too. But I like knowing what apps have been updated. I think Apple is correct to make automatic updates the default - for typical users, they should just have the latest versions installed automatically. I disable the option for automatic updates to apps installed via the App Store on all my devices. This will then connect you to your created Dropbox app.Dropbox Branding and App Store SEO Shenanigans Friday, 5 August 2022 (It’s the “dropbox:” bit in the appkey setting above that does this).Ĩ) After pressing “Save Changes”, you should then go down to the Dropbox settings again, and click on the authenticate link (in the ‘Authenticate with Dropbox’ section). it should not show ‘apps/UpdraftPlus’ on the front.
#DROPVOX APP FULL#
dropbox:key-shown-on-dropbox-websiteĨ) If you were using a whole-Dropbox app, then you can now edit the “Store at:” setting, and it should be shown + interpreted as a full Dropbox path – i.e. If you were using an app that has access to the entire Dropbox, then prefix dropbox: onto the key i.e. Go to the Dropbox settings, and it should now show the Dropbox app key and app secret in the settings. Enter these values into your UpdraftPlus settings page. Now, visit the UpdraftPlus settings page in your web browser. Enter your redirect URL (shown under the Dropbox remote storage settings in UpdraftPlus) into the Redirest URIs field.ħ) Find the ‘App key’ and ‘App secret’. Finally, press “Create App”.Ħ) In the next screen, find the ‘OAuth 2’ settings. Call the app with any label you like (it’s just a label). If you want to go outside the “apps” folder, then also choose “My app needs access to files already on Dropbox” and “All file types”. not restricted just to the app folder – though, it’s better to stay restricted, for security):ġ) Edit your wp-config.php file in your WordPress installation to include this line: define('UPDRAFTPLUS_CUSTOM_DROPBOX_APP', true) ĥ) Choose “Dropbox API app”, and then choose “Files and datastores”. This includes being able to use any path in your Dropbox (i.e. Note that from September 2016 onwards, due to changes Dropbox have made, this will either require that your site either has an SSL certificate and URL, or has a URL beginning with If you don’t want to use the default UpdraftPlus app, which stores data in (and only has access to) the folder apps/UpdraftPlus in your Dropbox, then you can do the following. These instructions assume you are using UpdraftPlus 1.9.61 (free versions) / 2.9.61 (paid versions) or later. It’s a question for advanced users and developers. It’s nothing to do with your Dropbox “app” on an iPhone, tablet, PC, etc. This question is talking about Dropbox “apps”, meaning developer applications, configured at.
