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RailingSystems
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Dropbox says another user is viewing/editing a file, but he is not.

When I open some of my company's Excel files, Dropbox's badge indicates my coworker is viewing and/or has unsaved changes. But looking at his PC, he doesn't have Excel open and the Excel lock files a...
  • RailingSystems's avatar
    8 years ago

    I stopped and restarted the sync on the other's PC, and that seemed to fix the problem. But that was a sort of desperation move, as the Dropbox app and token on the file said that all files were synced. Still curious how it could happen, but I am restored to functionality.