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jrgator
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8 months ago

"Some content is blocked" message every time I open a .rtf file.

"Some content is blocked" pops up Every time I open a file (.rtf format). It has worked for years just fine but started doing this popup thing yesterday. It only happens on some of my computers. It d...
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Mark
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8 months ago

I'm not sure thats an issue to do with Dropbox, but, to test have you tried moving the file out of Dropbox first and opening it? 

Also, has it been downloaded locally before you open it? Some computers dont play well if its showing as online only!

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