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Large PDF files not being found using search (contents)
Hi, I’m currently evaluating Dropbox as a tool to store PDF files for easy access using content search (keywords etc). At the moment, I’m just using a number of test documents to assess the suitability
I will mainly access on iOS devices, using the Dropbox apps.
Overall, it seems good, however it refuses to find large PDF files (800 pages) despite the keywords being in the document. For ref, documents have been loaded for over 24 hours
If I open the file and then search within, the key words are easily found and highlighted, so I’ve no idea why the documents can’t be found
I’m not having any issues with smaller documents .
If it helps, the same document loaded to OneDrive, can be easily found using search. It can also be easily located using other apps such as PDF Expert.
Hope someone can help
J
I will mainly access on iOS devices, using the Dropbox apps.
Overall, it seems good, however it refuses to find large PDF files (800 pages) despite the keywords being in the document. For ref, documents have been loaded for over 24 hours
If I open the file and then search within, the key words are easily found and highlighted, so I’ve no idea why the documents can’t be found
I’m not having any issues with smaller documents .
If it helps, the same document loaded to OneDrive, can be easily found using search. It can also be easily located using other apps such as PDF Expert.
Hope someone can help
J
I'd say stay away from dropbox. I will switch as soon as I find a cloud that can search all documents, regardless of the size. a half baked solution, searching less than 250 pages, is not much help.
