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Laura888's avatar
Laura888
Helpful | Level 7
8 months ago

Files won't save

Twice in the last 7 weeks I've been completely unable to save a document. I've tried renaming it, and it won't rename-- it just stays as the original name. No error message. The system "blinks" and r...
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sojlaw
New member | Level 2
2 days ago

Had this problem today :( First time ever. Word doc. Adding to it, saving (or so I thought) and then when I tried to close out, it would bring the save mode, so I went with it a few times but would never close. Stupidly, I presumed it was a glitch of appearance, since I'd saved it numerous times but never to close it.  So I closed without saving, and it is no where to be found. 2 files, same day, about 8 hours of work for each :( I am on a mac, and the files are offline except when I use them they go to laptop/desktop to work on.  

I am appalled. My concern is it is a Dropbox sync issue and now I am like, do I NOT want to use Drobbox sync?  My main objective with Dropbox all these years. I am so F'd right now and looking at another 8 hours means working til 5 in the a.m. :(

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