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Coachhomer
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

Can’t get Dropbox to sync real time between Mac-book and iPad

If I make changes to the excel file on my Dropbox account and then go to my ipad and open the file through the Dropbox app, it is an older version. It even says that the file hasn’t been modified for...
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Coachhomer
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

My network is very fast. Doesn’t matter where I am. It is a small excel file so it really should update immediately based on other cloud based software that I use… Box, Egnyte, etc. Don’t know why it isnt updating quicker.

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Walter
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2 months ago

I see, thanks for clarifying that for me Coachhomer 

If you notice it again in the future, let me know here and we'll take it  from there. 

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