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Stephen Armytage's avatar
Stephen Armytage
Helpful | Level 5
4 months ago

Can't create MS Word docs in Dropbox anymore

I'm a long-term user of Dropbox and I love it's use ability and function. To my dismay, in the past year or so I seem to have lost the ability to create Microsoft Word documents in Dropbox. This is a ...
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RyanFromDropbox's avatar
RyanFromDropbox
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Hi, Stephen Armytage -- I'm on the Product team here at Dropbox. Thanks so much for flagging this issue! That sounds really frustrating -- and our team's going to look into this.

 

A couple of questions to help us triage:

 

  • How long ago did you start experiencing this issue?
  • Are you on the latest version of the Dropbox app from the Play Store?
  • What kind of Android device are you using?
  • Can you briefly explain the workaround you're using, so that our team can dig into potential functionality/behavior differences? 

Thanks in advance for the information!

 

Stephen Armytage's avatar
Stephen Armytage
Helpful | Level 5
4 months ago

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for responding to me so quickly 🙂

Judging by the response below it's a known issue. Question, will there be a fix in the future or not?

Cheers and thanks,

Stephen

  • DBX_Pedro's avatar
    DBX_Pedro
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    4 months ago

    Hi Stephen Armytage ,

     

    Thanks for reaching out to us.

     

    We truly appreciate your patience in this matter and want you to know that we’re aware of the issue you're experiencing.

     

    Our team is working on a solution, but we don't have a timeline to share right now.

     

    Rest assured, we're keeping a close eye on things and will keep you updated as we make progress.

     

    • Stephen Armytage's avatar
      Stephen Armytage
      Helpful | Level 5
      2 months ago

      Hi Pedro,

      Thanks for your last message, that's encouraging 💪🏼

      It's been 2 months and I'm wondering if you could send me an update on how things are tracking with this issue?

      I continue to use Dropbox and Microsoft Word together, but the issue is persistent and a fix would be greatly appreciated 👍🏼 

      Love to hear what's going on.

      Cheers,

      Stephen 

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