I'm looking to create a backup of a Dropbox folder in Amazon S3, preserving the original folder structure and files. Additionally, I want to set things up so that any changes made in Dropbox—like adding or deleting files—are automatically mirrored in S3. Does anyone have insights or guides on how to achieve this programmatically?
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Yes, it’s totally doable! You could look into some existing solutions if you're open to using third-party tools. For example, AWS has articles on how to migrate data from Dropbox to S3 using Rclone. If you want to be hands-on, both Dropbox and S3 provide detailed APIs for integration.
Using the Dropbox API is a good way to access your files, and then you can leverage the AWS CLI along with some Python scripting to handle the synchronization efficiently.
You might want to check out Rclone! It's a powerful tool that can easily sync files between Dropbox and S3.
Is Rclone a third-party app? I'm not sure if I can use it.