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MS Word track changes visible in uploaded files
I have edited MS word documents on my computer using Review/track changes. The files are saved with Review/Markup off. When I upload these files to a dropbox folder (shared), they display a track cha...
I've had the same issue for some time now, and the only fix I can find is:
1. In MS Word document, click Review
2. In the Changes section, click on the Accept button (part with the down arrow)
3. Then click the last item, Accept All Changes and Stop Tracking (only do this if you actually accept all the changes though!)
4. Re-upload the document to Dropbox
Incorrect.
After "Accept All Changes and Stop Tracking," I uploaded the document. Dropbox persists in showing the tracked changes. I tried deleting and uploading the file again. Nope. Since I could not permanently delete the file in the shared folder, I saved the document again with another name and uploaded that. Only then did it show the current version of the document (i.e.. with all tracked changes accepted).
There are two things here:
1. That Dropbox shows tracked changes AFTER the document says that all changes have have been accepted and that it is no longer tracking them. If the document had any tracked changes before it was turned off, it considers them turned on.
2. It appears to be that Dropbox is not accepting a re-upload of the document with the same name. Rather, it says "oh, we have that document already" and fishes the other version from the delete pile, thus showing the document with the tracked changes. Only permanently deleting that file (as another user suggested) or reuploading with another name seems to make the differerence.
