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Tristan8384
Explorer | Level 4
8 months ago

How to stop Dropbox automatically opening doc files on word

I use Dropbox app on android phone. When I open a file which I want to read only, it automatically opens on Word app. How to remove this default so that all doc files are read only through Dropbox app and not opened on Word app? Thanks
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  • Vicker's avatar
    Vicker
    8 months ago

    Hi, Tristan8384 ,

     

    Try to go to your Dropbox app > Settings > Manage default apps to see if there's any setting applied to docx files.

     

    Cheers

    Vicker

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    Vicker
    Icon for Super User rankSuper User
    8 months ago

    Hi, Tristan8384 ,

     

    Try to go to your Dropbox app > Settings > Manage default apps to see if there's any setting applied to docx files.

     

    Cheers

    Vicker

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