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JefW
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7 years ago

Mac osx - strange extra files appearing when downloading files directly.

Just had a strange issue with some files that I directly downloaded from our DB folders. On the website, I went to one of my shared folders from another team member, and clicked on 2 files (illustra...
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Daphne
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7 years ago
Hey there peeps!
 
I just wanted to ask and clarify if the folder/file that you’re trying to download from the web is currently compressed (and shows as an archive file) within the Dropbox folder on your desktop? As in, was the folder compressed on a Mac system and then uploaded to Dropbox?
 
Let me know - Thanks!
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JefW
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7 years ago

Hi Daphne, 
Negative. I tried 2 options - one was a regular folder with multiple files (photoshop) files in it, and then 1 single file (Illustrator). The second several tries I just selected one Illus file and one text file.
Thanks

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