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iOS Files app - can’t download shared files from Dropbox
Hi
I'm using the iOS Files app to access Dropbox files, because I have >10 GBs of other files in iCloud, Box and elsewhere (working with different organisations), so just using the Dropbox app is ...
Thanks Walter
i had one last thought, now that I'm on 13.1.3. I quit both Files and Dropbox apps, then reloaded them, and finally the files are downloading. It looks like Apple did fix the problem but I had to also reload the apps for it all to come together.
thanks for your help.
Hi Walter
Thanks for your prompt reply, and good questions!
I have not been able to reproduce the error message I got last time (the 'helper application' one), mostly what I just get now is the words 'Waiting to download' and the whirring circle, even waiting for 5 minutes on one occasion. On another test, I (only once) got the message in the attached screenshot.
Your question on file types was spot on. I had mainly been trying to download PDF apps, and they are the problem files! If I click on a not-downloaded Word, Excel or PowerPoint file, it immediately opens the relevant Word/Excel/PowerPoint app, and quickly downloads the files into the app. All the files I am failing with are PDFs - all the rest seem fine.
And yes, I can see and download all files of all types in the Dropbox app.
- Walter
Dropbox Staff
Thanks for the extra details there Ozhumphries - they're most appreciated.
I'm not sure if those are related but Apple released a new iOS version for iPhones and iPads yesterday (iOS 13.1.3) to mitigate some bugs and improve performance in general.
If you haven't updated your iPad's OS yet, could you check for pending updates, install them and then try to download your PDF files through the Files app anew?
In the meantime, you can use our mobile app for this!
Let me know what you find please!
Hi Walter
I've installed 13.1.3 and the problem remains, I'm afraid.
Could it be some setting on the PDF files in the shared Dropbox? If the PDFs are locked, or if the company has placed other restrictions on the files, could that make a difference?
Thanks for your attention. I can and do successfully use the Dropbox app, so I'm not overly inconvenienced by this, but it's a failure of integration I figure you'd want to have working properly.
- Walter
Thanks for the reply Ozhumphries.
I don't think there's a conflict with those PDF files but just to make sure, can you check if you can access and download them properly on a computer or through a web browser?
In addition, as our mobile app seems to be working fine, you should direct your report to Apple as they're the ones maintaining the Files app.
Do keep me posted please!
