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rotello
Helpful | Level 5
3 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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TheViking
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Since a couple of days ago, I get exactly the same error message whenever I try to open a .md file in the Dropbox app on Android. Files with extension .txt are still opened in the Dropbox Text Editor, but it refuses to open .md. Super annoying and majorly reduces Dropbox's usefulness for me.

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pmurkowsky
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
Same problem here. Dropbox on Android doesn't open .md files anymore but .txt files still work.
When clicking on a .md file, Dropbox opens a dialog suggesting several apps to open the file with, but the Dropbox Text Editor is not included in this list.
Some days ago - probably before the latest update - this was still working.
Things I tried so far without success:
- Reboot
- Clear cache
- Removed standard apps configuration in Dropbox settings.
Is this just a bug in the latest version?
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    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Hi pmurkowsky  , can I send you an email too, in order for us to have a closer look into this? 

    • pseo's avatar
      pseo
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 years ago
      I have this exact same problem. I can no longer edit .MD files from Android using Dropbox's built-in text editor. I also have Garmin apps suggested instead, among other things, with no option to select Dropbox. TXT files still work fine.

      Had anyone been able to solve this? It was working fine a few days ago.
    • pmurkowsky 's avatar
      pmurkowsky
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 years ago

      @Megan: Sure, go ahead :-).

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