dropboxPath.m

Get path to dropbox folder of current user.

Version 1.1.0.0 (1.13 KB)
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This function returns the path to the Dropbox folder of the current user (if it exists).
This is read from the dropbox host.db database, assuming it is in the default location.
for unix/mac
~/.dropbox/host.db
for windows
%APPDATA%\Dropbox\host.db

Base 64 decode used code from "Byte encoding utilities" (File ID: #39526).

Tested on OSX 10.9 and Win 7 with Dropbox 2.10.27 (personal account only, I have no idea what host.db looks like for business account).

Cite As

christhechris (2026). dropboxPath.m (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/47644-dropboxpath-m), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired by: Byte encoding utilities

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0.0

You can add arguments in similar style to fullfile to get a path within a dropbox folder, i.e.
dbpath = dropboxPath(filepart1,...,filepartN).

Note this requires the "strjoin" added in 2013a.
1.0.0.0