Dropbox File System Provider

Nov 24, 2023

Set the ASPxFileManager.ProviderType property to Dropbox to allow ASPxFileManager to operate with files contained in the Dropbox Service.

The Dropbox file system provider is an instance of the DropboxFileSystemProvider class, which defines methods to get the file and folder hierarchy, and methods to edit file manager items.

Provider Settings

Use the AccountManager.RegisterDropbox method to register a Dropbox account in the global.asax file and then specify the following setting of the ASPxFileManager.SettingsDropbox property to connect ASPxFileManager to the Dropbox cloud storage:

FileManagerDropBoxProviderSettings.AccountName: Specifies the name of the Dropbox account.

ASPxFileManager allows you to perform custom actions on every request to Dropbox Services. To do this, handle the ASPxFileManager.CloudProviderRequest event.

Note

Set the Full Dropbox permission for your app to allow ASPxFileManager to access the Datastore API. See the following Dropbox help topic to learn more: Dropbox Platform developer guide.