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mike m.10's avatar
mike m.10
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

PDF Preview functionality - how to disable?

I really, really dislike the Dropbox PDF preview functionality. It served my needs much better to have the PDF I click on in Dropbox open directly in Acrobat Reader. Is there a way to switch the PDF ...
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Simon H.18's avatar
Simon H.18
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Oh yes, this is an absolute pain. How dare Dropbox foist this on us without an option to switch it off.
On my smartphone I want to view these documents in Adobe Reader, Spreadsheet etc. because they have full functionality (edit, bookmark etc.), the Dropbox viewer has not.
So, what happens. Find the file I want to work with, tap on it. Oh no! Forgot it opens in Dropbox viewer. Close it again. Long hold, open with, and at last I have what I want.
What a waste of time and productivity.
Dropbox PLEASE give us the option to switch it off. I'm far too old to remember to long hold every time!!!

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