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Outlook Emails
I am new to Dropbox. I have uploaded Outlook Emails to Dropbox. I can open them on my windows PC, but I cannot open them on my Galaxy Android. The "Open with..." window gives me only the File Command...
Peter1001 wrote:
I wasnt prepared for this and dont really like the idea. ... Dropbox really doesnt seem a good alternative for my usage.
Mark is correct here; it's not the service you're using, it's that you don't have an application on your device that can open the files. Outlook uses a proprietary message format (messages are saved as .MSG files) and they can't be opened by just any program. If OneDrive can read them natively then I suspect that Microsoft programmed it that way since both products are created by Microsoft.
The simple solution is to get a program on your device that can open .MSG files, then it won't matter what service you store them on.
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIYou will need to download and install an app which can open .eml - the Dropbox software isnt capable of this
Hi Mark, thanks for the info. I wasnt prepared for this and dont really like the idea. I am moving away from Onedrive, which lets me view emails on the PC as well as mobile/notepad. Dropbox really doesnt seem a good alternative for my usage. Same problems with sync.com. Is the only alternative gmail/google drive if one wants to store emails in a folder and view it on the go?
- Rich
Peter1001 wrote:
I wasnt prepared for this and dont really like the idea. ... Dropbox really doesnt seem a good alternative for my usage.
Mark is correct here; it's not the service you're using, it's that you don't have an application on your device that can open the files. Outlook uses a proprietary message format (messages are saved as .MSG files) and they can't be opened by just any program. If OneDrive can read them natively then I suspect that Microsoft programmed it that way since both products are created by Microsoft.
The simple solution is to get a program on your device that can open .MSG files, then it won't matter what service you store them on.
Thank you Mark and Rich, got it!
- Mark
You cannot really compare to a computer as that will have software on it which does it already for you. Most of these programs are simply like a USB pen - there job is to get the stuff to the device. Opening things is then down to the device.
In terms of what Google does, sorry, I'm not sure.
