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Dropbox text editor inserting junk characters
I have a bunch of .md files on dropbox and I use the in-app text editor to make quick changes from mobile (android). I have a frequent issue where dropbox can't always display or save non-standard c...
no clue! some files I've made within the dropbox app ('add file' and then giving it a .md name). But the majority were created elsewhere.
Searching with those terms I've found that my primary desktop text editor seems to preference UTF8.
@Jay was able to replicate the issue. Created one file on desktop and through dropbox app. Adding '哈 ' to the dropbox file broke it. It did not preview correctly, and editing and saving the file broke all special characters in the doc, although some characters still display on desktop (for now) they are just junk strings on mobile.
- Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey seaweeed, thanks for flagging this with us.
I just wanted to mention that the team is aware of this issue and working on it.
We'll make sure to keep you posted!
Dropbox is also insert junk characters when using text files and standard text characters.
I use Dropbox to edit small (less than 500 character) text files with standard characters (A-Z, 0-9, semicolon). There has been a recent change. When saving the file, there are junk characters that appear in the file when it is read from another device. The junk characters disappear after leaving the text editor (even though there was not another save).
I use Dropbox to edit text files for communicating with other devices. It has been reliable in the past. Now it is not reliable, and even adding characters I did not type.
Very frustrating. This frustration on top of the frustration of the "preview" window added within the last year. Let's get back to the basics.
