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Allie4
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

"Unable to upload icon" error message. What does it mean?

Every time I go to upload a folder to Dropbox, I get this message "Unable to upload icon". And then I choose "Skip this file". Once everything is uploaded, all the files seem to be there, so I can't ...
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Im4
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
Mobile app. I am using latest android on Samsung s22
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Jay
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3 years ago

It sounds like this might be an issue with the Adobe app if it can't upload to the Dropbox servers, since it works normally from within Dropbox. 

 

Have you tried contacting them for further assistance on this matter?

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