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MartyF9
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

PDF file was altered after being uploaded to Dropbox

I have recently discovered that when I have uploaded a PDF to be shared with others, there are changes that occur with the PDF that are not present in the original. For example, I noticed a strange...
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi MartyF9, are the changes visible after downloading the file from the shared link, or only when viewing on the website?

 

Did you print the file from the site, or after downloading it to your computer?

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MartyF9
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

I will need to check with the user that pointed this out.

It was not printed at the stage that the errors appeared.

I will get back to you when I get further information.

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