Box.com WebDAV sync no longer working
My last successful WebDAV sync with Box.com was August 1. For at least the past week, my database has synched with Zotero but the WebDAV upload/retrieval portion has stopped working. When clicking either the normal "Sync with zotero.org" green button or "Verify server" on the Preferences > Sync tab, it tried to connect indefinitely and does not time out.
I know that Box.com discontinued support (link below) some years ago, but its WebDAV had been working consistently through this month. I'm not sure whether this is a temporary issue or if Box.com WebDAV is finally kaput.
Has anyone else been having this issue lately? Looks like @zyzzz was in another thread (linked below).
https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043696414-WebDAV-with-Box
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/99348/file-sync-problem-via-webdav#latest
I know that Box.com discontinued support (link below) some years ago, but its WebDAV had been working consistently through this month. I'm not sure whether this is a temporary issue or if Box.com WebDAV is finally kaput.
Has anyone else been having this issue lately? Looks like @zyzzz was in another thread (linked below).
https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043696414-WebDAV-with-Box
https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/99348/file-sync-problem-via-webdav#latest
This started to happen to me after I updated Zotero to the latest version, though I don´t remember what version I was using previously.
I think this might indicate this is an issue with Zotero.
Box is returning a server error — not a client error — for an HTTP OPTIONS request. Perhaps PUT requests are still working. But given that Box ended official WebDAV support in 2019, I'm not sure why you would expect that this would continue working indefinitely.
Just to correct my previous post, then, this is probably not an issue on Zotero's end, but on Box's.
Just wanted to clarify it so my previous post wouldn't make more people ask for Zotero to fix this issue.
Thank you @dstillman for clarifying it more. Sorry for the trouble.
https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/8801023934995-WEBDAV-stopped-working
You could also set up your own WebDAV server using OwnCloud
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If this happens again, the best alternative is transitioning to Zotero's paid sync hosting services. It is easy to set up, though I personally had significant difficulties downloading my full library from Box and performing a full upload to Zotero. But that's a discussion for another thread.
https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/16510586386707-WebDAV-verification-failed-Verify-your-file-sync-settings-in-the-Sync-pane-of-the-Zotero-preferences-
Oh dear.