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Iron-Duke
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

Edit text files

Dropbox newbie.   How can I edit a text file through my Google Chrome browser, Dropbox web page?  
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    Rich
    4 years ago
    Iron-Duke wrote:

    How can I edit a text file through my Google Chrome browser, Dropbox web page?

    You can't. You need to download the file to your computer, edit it in a text editor and then re-upload it.

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Rich
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Iron-Duke wrote:

How can I edit a text file through my Google Chrome browser, Dropbox web page?

You can't. You need to download the file to your computer, edit it in a text editor and then re-upload it.

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MarshP
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

TextDrop app. Costs like a dollar a year.

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