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Apps in my iPhone say my Dropbox is empty when I try to attach files
Hello!
Whenever I try to attach a file saved in Dropbox from an app (for instance, WhatsApp message, or Mail app) in my iPhone (iOS 18.1), the app says my Dropbox is empty, although it is fully syn...
UPDATE*** I uninstalled the Dropbox App on my iPad Pro and reinstalled it. I was asked to authenticate when looking from the Files app. It is now connected! At last!!!!!
Rich
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Super User IIUsing my iPhone, if I try to attach a file in a browser or in email, I receive a message stating, “Dropbox is empty”.
Don't try to attach the file directly from the Dropbox app. Add Dropbox as a location in the Files app, then attach from Files. You'll be able to navigate your Dropbox from Files. It's a much smoother implementation since Files is part of iOS.
UPDATE*** I uninstalled the Dropbox App on my iPad Pro and reinstalled it. I was asked to authenticate when looking from the Files app. It is now connected! At last!!!!!
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