Dropbox
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Overview
A connection is how you grant DryvIQ access to the content in your Dropbox account. You will provide the connection information required for DryvIQ to connect to the platform/server. This grants DryvIQ access to the account so it can scan and analyze the content based on the policies you create.
Creating a Dropbox Connection
Select Content from the main menu.
Verify you are on the Connections tab.
Select Add connection.
Select Dropbox as the platform on the Add connection modal.
Enter the connection information. See Connection Authentication Options below for details about each field.
Select Sign in with Dropbox.
On the Dropbox - API Request Authorization modal, enter the Email and Password required to log in to the Dropbox account and select Sign In. (Note that the authorization will refer to “SkySync.” This is expected.)
You will see a "Connection test succeeded" message on the Add connection modal. (If you don't see this message, repeat the sign in steps above.)
Select Done to finish creating the connection.
Connection Authentication Options
Below is a list of the authentication options available to create the connection. Select the options that work best for your account and the connection you are creating.
Field | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
Display as | Enter the display name for the connection. If you will be creating multiple connections, ensure the name readily identifies the connection. The name displays in the application, and you can use it to search for the connection and filter lists. If you do not add a display name, the connection will automatically be named using the account owner's name. For example, Dropbox (John Doe). If it will be useful for you to reference the connection by account, you should use the default name. | Optional |
Platform API Client Credentials | Required | |
Use the system default client credentials | Select this option to use the default DryvIQ client application. | |
Use custom client credentials | Select this option to use custom client credentials provided by your administrator. When selected, two additional fields will be available to enter the credentials. | |
Client ID | This field displays only when you select Use Custom Client Credentials. This value will be provided by your administrator. | Optional |
Client Secret | This field displays only when you select Use Custom Client Credentials. This value will be provided by your administrator. | Optional |
Include unmounted folders | Indicate if you want to DryvIQ to show unmounted folders owned by the user. The default option is No, so unmounted folders do not display. If you select Yes, DryvIQ will display unmounted folders owned by the user. Only folders will display; the contents for the folders will not display. DryvIQ will not migrate the unmounted folders if used in a job. The DryvIQ will be slow to return folders when you include unmounted folders due to the response times of the Dropbox API required to obtain this information. | Optional |