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Carlitoxbrown
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Re: Can't open password protected file

Hello community, you know I have a problem with the preview of office files when they are protected with a password, they simply do not open, any tips to solve this problem, obviously without having to download the files to open them

 

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    Hannah
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    3 years ago

    Hey Carlitoxbrown, thanks for reaching out.

     

    I'm afraid that Dropbox doesn’t support files that are password-protected in other applications, like Office files.

     

    You'll need to download the file, if you'd like to view it and keep the password protection.

     

    You can read more about this here.

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