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andersmusikka's avatar
andersmusikka
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

Make offline files visible in the android filesystem

I think you should make files stored offline on Android available in the file system.   As it is now, the dropbox files marked as 'available offline' are hidden from the rest of the operating sys...
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tashrobinson's avatar
tashrobinson
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago

I wholeheartly support this idea.  Oflline files are useless if you can't actually use them in the system.  Even if it was "unintended' it used to work this way and was great for audiofiles.  You can add me to the list that will not continue to be a paid subscriber if this isn't added back.  It was literally the only reason I'm paying for the storage space, so I can use it on my device.

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