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karkness
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

“No preview available” error message, when trying to preview a file on the mobile app

Just today, I started getting this message when opening files that I’ve been able to open in the past, it says “No preview available.  To view this file, open it on your computer.  I use my iPad & iPhone 99% of the time to open my Dropbox files.

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  • karkness's avatar
    karkness
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    I did look at my online account this morning and the problem files aren’t even on there!  The files are still listed on my app, still saying though “No preview available”.  I’ve used Dropbox for many years and whenever I’ve saved a new file, it will always show up on any one of my devices or my laptop.  As far as exporting, not sure what you mean, when I save it to one Dropbox it saves it no matter what device I have that I use Dropbox on.  

    Thanks for your help.

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Thanks for the speedy response karkness 

     

    When I say export content, I mean to save it locally to your mobile, and try to open it that way, just to check if you get the same error there. If you could attach some screenshots of the error you get on your end, I'd most definitely appreciate it!

  • karkness's avatar
    karkness
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    I may not be understanding still about exporting, but I most always have the document saved on my iPhone or iPad and then save it from that to my Dropbox.  This is the message I get though..

     

    This is the message I get…

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Hi karkness, were you able to preview these specific files using the app before? 

     

    Have you tried uninstalling the app, rebooting the device, and installing it again?

  • karkness's avatar
    karkness
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    Yes, some were files I’ve used before and they won’t open any longer, one was a new file I added the first day I had this problem.  I have updated my iPhone/iPad and deleted the Dropbox app and reinstalled it.  It’s a puzzle.  Thank you so much for trying to help though!

  • karkness's avatar
    karkness
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    I share my recipes a lot, so it does make me sad that I may not be able to access all of them like I have in the past.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    3 years ago

    Thanks for the info, in order to look into this matter in more detail, I'd recommend contacting the support team for further assistance from the team.

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