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mike m.10
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

PDF Preview functionality - how to disable?

I really, really dislike the Dropbox PDF preview functionality. It served my needs much better to have the PDF I click on in Dropbox open directly in Acrobat Reader. Is there a way to switch the PDF ...
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Govert V.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Dear John,

I appreciate your contribution, and no offense, but this is not the solution - this is the problem. "Dropbox PDF still open in the viewer, but once open, the viewer provides the option to switch to Acrobat." --> That is what we want to get rid of...

Thanks anyway.

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