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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...
Android
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dmpus's avatar
dmpus
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

I searched in both phone internal folder structure as well as sdcard and could not find dropbox anywhere. Note, my phone is not rooted (if that matters).

Thanks again for your help!!

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Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
5 years ago
dmpus wrote:

I searched in both phone internal folder structure as well as sdcard and could not find dropbox anywhere.

If you're trying to access the files through your phone's file manager/directly in the operating system, that's no longer possible. A change made about a year ago now has the files stored in a location that is not user accessible.

  • dmpus's avatar
    dmpus
    Explorer | Level 3
    5 years ago

    Thanks Rich,

     

    Would "Developer mode" or "show hidden files" make dropbox stored folder visible?

    Any alternative to export folders to phone instead of files only?

     

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    Simon1
    Helpful | Level 5
    3 years ago

    Do you know why they did this?

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