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Amanda
Asked: 2024-01-25 06:23:36 +0800 CST

Can I tell search to check my Dropbox folder?

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Currently, the Meta key (for me it's the "Windows" key) toggles a screen that shows all my open windows and a search box.

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That search box will find directories deeply nested in in /home/Documents and /home/Videos but it's skipping /home/Dropbox -- I looked at the Search settings and I don't see anyway to tell the system search to please also search Dropbox.

How do I tell it to search Dropbox?

22.04

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer
    • In "Settings", go to the "Search" pane.
    • In the top bar, click "Search locations" screenshot of "search pane"
    • It might be in the "Bookmarks" tab, if you've bookmarked it. Screenshot of Search Locations modal
    • Otherwise, on the "Other" tab, click + and select the "Dropbox" folder in the file picker dialog that appears.
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  2. I know how to do it from console. If you're up to doing a little bit of coding... Open a terminal.

    Make sure you have the jq tool installed:

    sudo apt-get install jq

    Create the necessary token and keys here.

    • Click create app, name it, choose 'scoped app' for the type.
    • Create a text file. Save your app id, app secret and the generated token for reference.
    #!/bin/bash

search_value="$1"
refresh_token="<YOUR_REFRESH_TOKEN>"
app_key="<YOUR_APP_KEY>"
app_secret="<YOUR_APP_SECRET>"

# Refresh the access token
access_token=$(curl -s https://api.dropbox.com/oauth2/token \
    -d grant_type=refresh_token \
    -d refresh_token="$refresh_token" \
    -u "$app_key":"$app_secret" | jq -r .access_token)

# Search for files
curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/search_v2 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $access_token" \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'Dropbox-Api-Path-Root: ' \
  --data "{\"query\":\"$search_value\",\"options\":{},\"match_field_options\":{\"include_highlights\":true},\"include_highlights\":true}"

exit 0

    Save as: dropbox_search.sh
    Change mode executable: chmod +x dropbox_search.sh
    Usage: ./dropbox_search.sh "Your search query here"

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