https://github.com/dreikanter/dropbox-uploader

A simple script to backup files to Dropbox. Client installation not required.
https://github.com/dreikanter/dropbox-uploader

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A simple script to backup files to Dropbox. Client installation not required.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dreikanter/dropbox-uploader
• Owner: dreikanter
• Created: 2013-01-17T14:23:55.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2013-01-17T15:03:51.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-16T08:07:36.741Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 104 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Dropbox Uploader

A simple script to backup files to Dropbox. Client installation not required.

## Setup

To use the script first you should register a new app at dropbox.com

[https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps](developer area), get Dropbox API

key and secret values, and  acquire an access token using `gettoken.py` script:

    python getaccess.py    

This command will ask you to visit a confirmation URL, and create a file named

according to `` argument with the following lines:

1. Dropbox API key

2. Dropbox API secret

3. Access token key

4. Access token secret

## Usage

    python dbup.py  /directory/to/backup 

Where `` is a path to `dropbox.tokens` from the first part,

and the second argument is a path to the directory to zip and upload to Dropbox.

Dropbox API documentation example code was used gratefully.