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rotello
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Dropbox on Android suddenly unable to open Text / .MD file

I ve a shared folder on my android 11 (kernel 4.4.177) in there ive a text file FILE.txt , which i renamed File.MD (markdown) so i can share with my usual note editor on MAC. it has been working perf...
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Nancy
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Thanks for clarifying! 

 

Now, it sounds like your Dropbox app is currently on the beta app version (321.1.4).

 

Can you please follow these steps to opt out of early releases on your device, and then install the latest stable app version of Dropbox? 

 

I’d like to see if you’ll notice any difference there.

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andrew222651
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Hi, same issue with the stable version

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    2 years ago

    Hi andrew222651, thanks for letting us know about this! 

     

    Feel free to check Graham's response above. Our engineers are aware and looking closely into this. We'll make sure to update the thread, once we have more info on this. 

     

    Thank you for your patience! 

    • pseo's avatar
      pseo
      Explorer | Level 4
      2 years ago

      Hi, it's been 3 weeks since this issue was first raised, and we still haven't heard anything back.

       

      Is anyone following through? Can we get any updates or ideas of what to expect, i.e. is this a difficult problem that will take one year to solve? Or is it not a priority and won't ever be addressed?

       

      Who is in charge of such issues, and who do I contact to request that it be addressed?

       

      Has anyone else here found a good alternative to Dropbox, paid or not, that allows easy touch-and-go Android access to synced MD files? Thanks everyone else.

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
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        2 years ago

        Hi all and happy Monday!

         

        I just wanted to give you an update on this as we've heard back from the team and it seems that this issue should be fixed with the most recent beta version of the mobile app.

         

        For anyone interested, you can have a look here for more information. 

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