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Alofbk's avatar
Alofbk
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago

How to make a copy of my Dropbox Paper doc

I tried the Help section but could not find an answer to my really simple question.

How do I make a copy with a new name of my Paper Doc.  I want to let others edit the original but want a backup.

Thanks,

Alofbk

  • Hi there, currently it isn’t possible to duplicate a Paper doc.
     
    You can however copy and paste the contents of a doc to another blank doc for backup reasons.
     
    Hope this helps!
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    Hi there, currently it isn’t possible to duplicate a Paper doc.
     
    You can however copy and paste the contents of a doc to another blank doc for backup reasons.
     
    Hope this helps!
    • Damiano C.1's avatar
      Damiano C.1
      New member | Level 2

      Guys, you should add this feature. We are sking for it since 2015.

    • zekay2000's avatar
      zekay2000
      Helpful | Level 6

      It would be great to be able to copy a Paper doc or save it as a copy. Example use case would be if I'm creating a derivative version of an existing doc and need to keep the two docs separate moving forward. 

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