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Custom Support
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11 months ago

How to download an FMPro file without having a numerical suffix added to the filename?

Is there any way to download an FMPro file in Dropbox to my Filemaker Go app without having a numerical suffix added to the filename? I want to be able to view the latest version as it exists in Drop...
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Megan
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11 months ago

Hey Custom Support, if you export the file to your device, -but without navigating to Filemaker Go- and then check the location you've exported it to, do you see the same file name as the one you see in Dropbox? 

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Custom Support
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11 months ago

I don't know how to "check the location (I've) exported it to" on the device.  That location is within the file system of Filemaker Go. But if I use iMazing on my desktop computer and look at the files on my device in Filemaker Go, yes, the duplicate files with increasing suffixes do show up.

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    Jay
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    11 months ago

    Hi Custom Support, just for clarification, when you export the file to the iOS Files app, do you get the number suffix there?

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      Custom Support
      New member | Level 2
      11 months ago

      Save to Device > Save to Files

      This option does not offer me access to Filemaker Go. 

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        Jay
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        11 months ago

        Thanks for the info, does this add a suffix to the end of the file name?

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