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autologout
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

iPad mdwriter app created multiple file copies when Dropbox was offline

I was working offline in mdwriter (simple markdown editor) on Dropbox files while in airplane mode. I went back into normal mode when inside a corporate network wifi where apparently Dropbox is block...
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Mark
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2 years ago

Yes, if Dropbox cannot sync it will show as offline - so if the WiFi is blocking Dropbox it wont sync. 

 

If you end up with conflicted copies you need to manually patch everything back together. The original file will not update or change - it has saved the updates as a conflict as it believes the original file is out of date to what is local, i.e. it has newer data that the one you are using. 

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