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andersmusikka's avatar
andersmusikka
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago

Make offline files visible in the android filesystem

I think you should make files stored offline on Android available in the file system.   As it is now, the dropbox files marked as 'available offline' are hidden from the rest of the operating sys...
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otakuarchivist's avatar
otakuarchivist
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago

I've been using Dropbox for a very long time on mobile. I rely on being able to access offline files manually outside of the app, which is something that has always been an option until recently. This renders Dropbox considerably less useful to me. I'm considering dropping it for another platform if this doesn't get fixed.

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