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I use the Dropbox app on my iphone. I used to be able to open excel files in excel by using “open with - excel”. But now it sends me to a screen saying Microsoft Integration wants permission. I hit the Allow button (the only other option available is “learn more”) and it just takes me back to the list of files in Dropbox. I can never get past that. I used to be able to open them from the Excel app as well, but not now. What has changed and what can I do?
I have been encountering the same issue (or a very similar one) for this past week! For years I was able to seamlessly open and save Dropbox files in Excel on my iPhone, but now when I try to open an Excel file on my phone it takes me to a page saying "Microsoft Office Integration would like access to the files and folders in your Dropbox." When I choose the account I want to link, it briefly takes me to another page saying "Log in with Dropbox" but before I can enter any information it goes back to Excel, not having granted access. Frustrating!
I tried deleting the Excel app and reinstalling, but it didn't make any difference. Based on your experience I'm reluctant to delete the Dropbox app since it probably won't work, and I'd presumably have to redownload a lot of my offline-accessible files which sounds like a pain.
@Mr Groovyblues, after logging in to your Dropbox account with your BT email address again, did you also link your Excel app to the same email?
When checking your Storage Account on the Excel app, how many Dropbox accounts do you see linked?
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@Mr Groovyblues I don't know if it will help any, but:
I've had glitchiness when I try opening Excel files from inside the Dropbox app. When I use the Excel app and navigate to Dropbox to open, I never have problems.
Just my two cents 🙂
@Mr Groovyblues, when linking your BT Dropbox account to Excel, are you doing this while the Hotmail account is still connected?
Are you having issues even when the BT account is the only one linked to Excel?
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Hey @Mr Groovyblues!
I just checked with our team, and it seems there is an ongoing issue that we're aware of and tracking at the moment.
I'll make sure to update this thread once the issue has been resolved. Thanks!
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