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Ridwan Musa
4 years agoExplorer | Level 3
When opened document, the message "[Document Name] is not available" appears.
Hello,
I was unable to open a document in Dropbox's file explorer. Microsoft Office displays the error message "[Document Name] is not available." I attempted to update Dropbox and double-check...
- 4 years ago
I see - thanks for that piece of information Ridwan Musa
In this case, I'd suggest using this method to open your Microsoft files moving forward to avoid getting the errors you first mentioned.
I know it's not much, but I hope this helps to some extent.
Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
4 years agoIn that case, could you check if you get any different results when you open the files through the Microsoft app Ridwan Musa?
It seems like there's an issue with the file not being recalled in time for the Microsoft app to preview it correctly.
Ridwan Musa
4 years agoExplorer | Level 3
It can be opened using that way. The document will be downloaded to be local.
- Walter4 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
I see - thanks for that piece of information Ridwan Musa
In this case, I'd suggest using this method to open your Microsoft files moving forward to avoid getting the errors you first mentioned.
I know it's not much, but I hope this helps to some extent.
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