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Need clarification on an email about moving Google docs
Clarification needed on this obscure message, which directs to this help page:
How to move Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
https://help.dropbox.com/integrations/move-google-docs#FAQ
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Hey dimitrievenflow, thanks for reaching out to us.
To clarify this message, as the article states "If your team has created any Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides on dropbox.com, they’ll need to choose whether to move their files to Google Drive or convert them to the Microsoft Office equivalents".
So, basically, this refers to Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, not the MS Office files you have in your account.
If you have any Google Docs, Sheets and Slides and don't take any action, they will automatically be converted to Office formats.
I hope this helps, but if you have more questions, let us know.
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey dimitrievenflow, thanks for reaching out to us.
To clarify this message, as the article states "If your team has created any Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides on dropbox.com, they’ll need to choose whether to move their files to Google Drive or convert them to the Microsoft Office equivalents".
So, basically, this refers to Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, not the MS Office files you have in your account.
If you have any Google Docs, Sheets and Slides and don't take any action, they will automatically be converted to Office formats.
I hope this helps, but if you have more questions, let us know.
Hi Hannah,
Thanks for the prompt reply.
So it simply means that we will not have the option to "open in Google sheets" anymore, right?
Could you clarify the rationale for rolling back this functionality? I (and I assume others) have grown rather fond of it!
I use this function a million times a day. I agree with @dimitrievenflow, it's a very annoying change and I would like to know why this function is being deleted?
- Hannah
Hey Dimitri,
Indeed, you’ll no longer be able to open Office files in Google Drive in Dropbox.
If you had Google files, you would be able to move them to Google Drive, where they'd be replaced in Dropbox with shortcuts.
Unfortunately, we can't speak for our Product teams on partnerships, but we appreciate your feedback and I'll make sure it's passed along to our team.
