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Task Wizard: Browse a folder of DropBox

Browse a folder in DropBox

(1). Select "DropBox" in the "File System" list.

(2). Setup the parameters for connecting to the DropBox.

If you have not got an account, you can click "Sign in DropBox, 5GB online storage for free" link to apply a DropBox Account.

Use http Proxy:

If the local computer is behind a firewall or NAT, usually the computer needs the proxy to connect to the DropBox.

If this option is checked at the first time, the "http Proxy" dialog box will be popped up for setup up the http proxy server.

(3). After set up the parameters above, press "OAuth2 Login" button.

The "OAuth2 Login" dialogbox pops up, input Account and password to login DropBox, allow BestSync to access your DropBox.

If login DropBox successfully, Access granted, please press "Close" button to end the dialogbox. is displayed in the dialogbox.

Press "Close" button to close the dialogbox.

*In case you see "Please install WebView2 Runtime" message on the screen, please download and install the WebView2 runtime first. Here is the microsoft link for download WebView2
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/

(4). Press "Go" button to refresh the file tree.

BestSync lists all the folders in DropBox, and display the folders in the file tree.

The log window below the file tree logs all the commands sent to the DropBox, and responses from the DropBox.
If the connection between BestSync and DropBox can not be established successfully, please check the log.

(5). Select the folder in the file tree for synchronization.

(6). Click "OK"button to end the dialog box


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