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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 suitabilit...
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi JONMARWIL, thanks for messaging the Community!
Could you clarify approximately how many words you have in those large PDF files?
For the smaller documents you mentioned, how large are they?
This will help me to assist further!
- Hi Jay
Thanks for replying.
Exact word counts are tricky, however estimates are
Large 806 page doc, around 600K words
Smaller docs (1 to 20 pages), range from around 500 to 15K words
Hope this helps
J- Hannah
Hey JONMARWIL, sorry to jump in here.
Extremely large files (e.g.: a 250 page PDF) will not have all words indexed for search, so likely they won't appear in the search.
We've shared this feedback with our team, and we'll keep you in the loop with any updates on here.
Thank you!
Any updates on this feature? I have a large textbook PDF I've shared with my class, and I have students complaining they are unable to find keywords by search.
