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MechEng
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

Cannot Open Files from Dropbox - unspecified error

I am using selective sync for dropbox. I am unable to open any files other than pdf. To open excel or word files, I need to right click the file, and select "Smart Sync", Local. How can I avoid manua...
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    Lusil
    5 years ago

    Hi there MechEng, thanks for checking in with us on the Dropbox Community!

    Previously on this thread, a user was able to resolve this by reinstalling the Dropbox desktop app and their Microsoft Office. You can check more on this here. 

    Let me know if this helps!

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MechEng
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Thank you! My Coworker reinstalled the 64 bit microsoft instead of 32 bit that came with the laptop and it worked!

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Lusil
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5 years ago

That's great, MechEng! Glad to hear everything's resolved now. :sunglasses:

If anything else does pop up though, just give us a shout. In the meantime, have a lovely day ahead! 

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