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Bob E.'s avatar
Bob E.
Helpful | Level 5
10 years ago

View .eml files on iPhone

When I travel, I load my travel documents into Dropbox so I can have easy access on my iPhone. Most documents display fine but I am unable to view .eml, (Windows email files), on my iPhone or iPad. I...
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andrea m.24's avatar
andrea m.24
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

Hallo. More than one year went by since last comment on this topic. I'm experiencing the same issue.

I save email message from Mail to dropbox using an iMac. I'm then able to locate the files through my iPhone or iPad, but they are not accessible, I can't open them, no way.

This is not normal, as Mail IS a native Apple application, and 2.eml" is a native Apple format.

What is it, is it a bug or  is it me, or my version of Dropbox?

Thanks, please let me know.

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