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"Treemap Visualizer would like access to all files and folders in your Dropbox. This app will be able to read and modify everything." Has anyone tried this yet
by kevincrane 13y ago
"Treemap Visualizer would like access to all files and folders in your Dropbox. This app will be able to read and modify everything."
Has anyone tried this yet? Something about "hey this app may or may not alter every file you have on Dropbox" makes me wary, even if the title does imply it's a read-only operation.
- oneeyedpigeon 13y agoIt's absolutely ridiculous that the permissions required are no more granular than that. Is that the fault of the app or of the Dropbox API?
- oneeyedpigeon 13y agoOk from what I can tell from Dropbox [1], it's their fault. [1] https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/devguide https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/devguide
- sillysaurus2 13y ago"Their"? Whose?
- oneeyedpigeon 13y agosorry, I realise that was ambiguous; dropbox's
- FriedPickles 13y agoThat's the dropbox API. Apparently there's no read/write distinction, and access to metadata is considered a "read", so this app needs full read/write permission.
- umeshunni 13y agoOnce you've tried it and got your treemap, you can unauthorize the app from https://www.dropbox.com/account/security#applications https://www.dropbox.com/account/security#applications
- hamxiaoz 13y agoI stopped at this. OP: it'd be great if you can post some snapshots before anyone is trying to use this.
- mkx 13y agoOP here. Like people have mentioned, it's the granularity of the Dropbox API. Sorry about that. The backdrop of the landing page is basically a screenshot of what your visualization will look like.
- beambot 13y ago$> baobab ~/Dropbox/