Hi,
I am thinking about transferring all my files from Dropbox to OneDrive (Google Drive), but I have some doubts related to the already established link in my tasks.
Is there any tool to transfer the files and update the links within asana?
Or any other workaround to keep the attachments linked?
Thanks for any idea
Dirk
Hi,
I don’t know of any way to do this. Technically speaking, you could use the API to go through all tasks, and identify the ones with a Dropbox file as attachment. But I don’t think the API would allow you to replace that attachment, assuming you had a way to find the “equivalent file” in OneDrive.
@lpb @Phil_Seeman what do you think?
Maybe just getting the list is still interesting for you?
I concur; I don’t know of any helpful automation for this, sorry.
Larry
Thanks Bastien,
If there is no full automation, a list of all Dropbox links used within my asana workspace will be very much help. Probably with the doc title I can identify the OneDrive links automatically with an google sheet and then relink them.
Does asana or any other report provide such a list of Dropbox links?
rgds Dirk
Not that I know of, I’ll let others chime in. I could put something together if needed, you can contact me (bastien@ido-clarity.com) to discuss details.
When transferring files from Dropbox to OneDrive or Google Drive, it’s important to ensure that the links to those files in Asana are updated accordingly. While there isn’t a built-in tool specifically designed to transfer files and update links within Asana, you can follow a workaround to manage this process.
Also , After transferring the files, it’s necessary to update the links in your Asana tasks to point to the new locations. Unfortunately, this process will likely require manual effort. Here’s a suggested approach:
a. Open each relevant Asana task that has a file attachment.
b. Locate the file in the new cloud storage (OneDrive or Google Drive) by navigating through the folder structure.
c. Copy the new file link from the cloud storage.
d. Replace the old file link in the Asana task with the new file link.
e. Repeat this process for all tasks that have file attachments.
On the other hand, you can use tools like Gs Richcopy 360 or Syncback to directly migrate from Dropbox to Onedrive , search both