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kslerner
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3 years ago

GMAIL ERROR 404

I am searching for a solution to an apparently common GMAIL ERROR 404 error related to downloaded saved GMAIL PDF documents into a dropbox folder. Embedded files in the pdf should be able to be downl...
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Rich
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3 years ago
kslerner wrote:

Embedded files in the pdf should be able to be downloaded onto a computer and opened. However, trying to open the embedded document in the pdf results in the Error 404 message.

A 404 error means File Not Found. It sounds like instead of the PDF having a file embedded within it, the PDF just has a link to the file, and that file is no longer available. If it's a link to a file on Dropbox, you would need to contact the owner of the file and ask for a new link.

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