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Culturedna
6 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Can’t open PDF, Docs, txt files on iOS
I can’t view my .pdf, .docs, .txt files. I haven’t a tried other extensions. I can open and view photos though. When I go to Dropbox app —> files —> open .pdf file —> it loads forever. (Spin wheel)...
Zynthos
6 years agoNew member | Level 2
Have you tried making that file available offline and seeing if it makes a difference?
If you email it to yourself can you open it on your phone?
- Culturedna6 years agoExplorer | Level 4I just tried emailing to myself. I can view the attachment.
I tried making it offline. It works too.- Culturedna6 years agoExplorer | Level 4Hi, I still can’t open my Dropbox files on iOS without making offfile. See problem above.
Hope someone can help.
- benjavalero6 years agoHelpful | Level 5Same issue. Adding the file offline works as a work-around.
- Culturedna6 years agoExplorer | Level 4Dropbox team helped to figure out a solve. It worked for me.
On iOS devices, go to General —> Reset —> Reset Network Settings.
It should work after that.
Let me know.- qwertz756 years agoExplorer | Level 4I have the same problem and the workaround didn’t work for me.
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