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Sebastian26
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

No preview: .msg-files can‘t be read

Dear community,

I would like to preview .msg-files (MS Outlook) on iOS-devices. When I click on a file, it just shows the file name instead of the content.

I have installed the outlook app and the MS Office app.

I appreciate your help. Thanks.
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    5 years ago
    Sebastian26 wrote:
    I would like to preview .msg-files (MS Outlook) on iOS-devices. When I click on a file, it just shows the file name instead of the content.

    Dropbox doesn't preview .MSG files. You'll need to export them to an application that is capable of opening them.

  • Sebastian26's avatar
    Sebastian26
    Explorer | Level 3
    5 years ago
    Thanks for your reply. I tried to open it in the outlook-app, but it just opened up a new outlook-e-Mail with the desired file as an attachment.

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