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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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Ben Anderson's avatar
Ben Anderson
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

I need to be able to access Dropbox files stored on Android from other apps. This is exactly how it works on Windows. Without this functionality in Windows no one would use Dropbox. Why are you now hiding my files on Android?

 

I am a paid Dropbox user for many years. I have a Music folder which I have been accessing through Poweramp on Android. Recently I can no longer find my offline Music folder. This is a step backwards in development. Instead of moving Dropbox Android toward the Windows version, you are moving away.

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