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ipad will not sync to dropbox - error code 1003

Mcraddock, December 10, 2011 13:34

Hi, after upgrading to the latest version, my ipad will not sync to dropbox. After a long time trying to sync, I get this message: "could not create folder - error domain = NSURLerrorDomain Code 1003 'the operation could not be completed'.
Help please!
Thanks
Mark

Mcraddock, December 12, 2011 08:59

OK, so I fixed this by narrowing down the problematic file by syncing one folder at a time till i found the problem folder, then going down a level until i found the file that was causing the problem. This file had a semicolon (;) in the file name, which I removed and all is well now.

Alfons Schmid, December 12, 2011 13:57

Thank you for your follow up and explaining how you found and fixed that issue!

Dropbox generally does not like the "Windows illegal filename characters", which are
? [ ] / \ = + < > : ; " , * |

Best,
Alfons