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Jalby
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2 years ago
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Shared excel file not updating on my end

I've shared an excel file via dropbox sharing and I saw that the person opened it but they edited it and I'm not seeing their edits. I've shared exactly the same way with others and I'm seeing their ...
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    Mark
    2 years ago

    Phones dont work like the web etc. 

     

    If they upload on a mobile device they will almost certainly need to reupload it back to Dropbox after the edit (exception to this is SOME Microsoft Office 365 applications will write back to Dropbox, but, its a bit hit and miss). It is obvious if it does this though

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2 years ago

Phones dont work like the web etc. 

 

If they upload on a mobile device they will almost certainly need to reupload it back to Dropbox after the edit (exception to this is SOME Microsoft Office 365 applications will write back to Dropbox, but, its a bit hit and miss). It is obvious if it does this though

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Jalby
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Okay, thank you for your help!

 

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