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anndinkc
Explorer | Level 4
12 months ago

No longer able to open .txt files in Dropbox editor on Android phone app, asked to convert to Google

Starting this week, I am unable to open my .txt files with the Dropbox Editor on the Dropbox Android phone app. I am now being presented with the following message: Upload to View This file type ...
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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    11 months ago

    Thanks for giving that a go! Good thinking. 

     

    What I want you to try next is to clear the cache of your Dropbox app (via its settings), and also reinstall it on your device. 

     

    Are you seeing the same error after that?

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Hannah
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Hey tomasstj, would you mind sending us a screenshot of this message, so we can have a visual?

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tomasstj
New member | Level 2
11 months ago

 

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