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VinceM50
4 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Dropbox unstable in iPad OS Files App.
The problem I have is that Dropbox seems to crash when running on an iPAD via the apple files app. If I open an application that uses the files app, such as Pages or Final Draft, when saving to the D...
- 10 months ago
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Megan
Dropbox Staff
Thank you all for providing me with your ticket numbers!
I'll definitely keep an eye open on these cases, and we'll continue working on this there.
Keep me posted.
I'll definitely keep an eye open on these cases, and we'll continue working on this there.
Keep me posted.
Andrew55
3 years agoHelpful | Level 5
There are reports of an iPadOS bug that causes some applications to malfunction (freezes, crashes). A workaround is to go into the Accessibility settings and turn on Full keyboard access. I haven’t seen the problem since I did that, but I have not made heavy use of Files yet.
- Andrew553 years agoHelpful | Level 5Yes, I have only experienced the problem with a Bluetooth keyboard attached.
- Jindol3 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Same problem here too. It happens only dropbox but all the other clouds (google drive, icloud ect…) work fine…
- Nancy3 years agoDropbox StaffHi everyone, hope it’s OK if l jump in.
For anyone that still has this issue, can you please log a ticket via our Support page, and send me the ticket number you’re going to receive?
I’d like us to have a closer look into these cases, and investigate further.
Thanks! - kylewrep3 years agoNew member | Level 2
I'm having the same issue, I just sent a support email and received Ticket #16522743 .
- D4n13 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I’m experiencing the same issue. On ipad pro, the files app freezes when opening dropbox files. Very annoying! Is there any news?
- RSukie3 years agoExplorer | Level 3
This has been going on for over 6 months with more and more people having to deal with this problem and there seems to be little in the way of effort to actually fix it other than asking people to submit cases. I personally ended up moving to use iCloud for my needs as it works ALWAYS. However as my team continues using Dropbox, I end up having to copy anything over from Dropbox to iCloud using my PC so I can reliably access it from my iPad. The Dropbox integration with the Files app is clearly broken and anyone can reproduce the problem in a matter of a minute or so by loading files. Please get it fixed!
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