# Install dropbox-uploader with Homebrew Bash script for interacting with Dropbox. Version 1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dropbox-uploader ``` ## Agent safety answer dropbox-uploader transfers files to and from Dropbox using local credentials. - **Credential access:** Reads Dropbox tokens, config, and selected local files. - **Remote mutation:** Can upload, delete, move, and overwrite Dropbox content. - **Publish/artifact risk:** Can publish or remove artifacts in shared storage. - **Recommended control:** Gate uploads, deletes, moves, and token reads. - **Agent-use guidance:** Allow listing; require approval for transfers, deletes, and sensitive file paths. Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dropbox-uploader ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dropbox-uploader - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0 - **Source summary:** Bash script for interacting with Dropbox - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-10T07:20:53+00:00 ## Executables - dropShell.sh (cli) - dropbox_uploader.sh (cli) - dropShell.sh (alias) - dropbox_uploader.sh (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-10 - Package-manager version: 1.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/andreafabrizi/Dropbox-Uploader - Upstream latest detected: 1.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Dropbox Uploader is a Bash-and-cURL command-line script for uploading, downloading, listing, sharing, monitoring, and otherwise managing Dropbox files from a shell. Its package-manager appeal is that it turns Dropbox access into one portable script rather than a desktop sync client or heavier SDK application. ### Project history The project grew around a simple Unix idea: use a shell script plus cURL to talk to Dropbox from systems where a GUI client is unavailable or inappropriate. Its README now documents Dropbox API v2 authentication, a first-run configuration wizard, and storage of access configuration in `~/.dropbox_uploader`. ### Adoption history Dropbox Uploader found a niche with headless machines, NAS boxes, backup scripts, Raspberry Pi setups, and cross-platform shells. The official tested-environment list includes GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows/Cygwin, and Raspberry Pi, which explains why a Homebrew package remains useful even though the tool is only a script. ### How it is used Common usage is automation-friendly file transfer: upload backups, download artifacts, list remote folders, create share links, monitor remote paths for changes, and unlink credentials. The first run guides the user through OAuth-style setup without storing the Dropbox account password. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, Dropbox Uploader is a classic single-script utility: no daemon, no GUI, no SDK install, just Bash, cURL, and a config file. It matters because it preserves a scriptable Dropbox workflow for environments where official desktop sync is the wrong shape. ### Timeline - 2010s: Dropbox Uploader becomes a popular shell-script interface to Dropbox. - Later: The project moves to Dropbox API v2 authentication and documents a first-run configuration wizard. - README era: The README points users to the GitHub wiki for tips and contributed examples. ### Related projects - Dropbox itself provides the storage and API surface. - cURL is the only required command-line dependency called out by the project. - The project's GitHub wiki collects examples and usage tips around the script. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.dropbox_uploader ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.dropbox_uploader ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dropbox-uploader - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [argc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argc/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bash, script. - [format-udf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/format-udf/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bash, script. - [funcoeszz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/funcoeszz/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bash, script. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dropbox-uploader.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dropbox-uploader.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph - curated agent safety answer