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jada r.
New member | Level 2
10 years ago

question .rtf files now have become .rtfd files and won't open

here is the problem which has just begun recently. I have an iMac and iPad and iPod and now .rtf files now have suddenly changed into .rtfd files and won't open. I think it is only .rtf files which h...
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JaapN
Helpful | Level 5
9 years ago

I have the same issue with .rtf files since a couple of months. Some older files will preview but most will not. A new rtf file created in MAC text editor cannot be previewed in Dropbox.

Either Apple has changed something in text editor (unlikely since I notice similar complaints about rtf in Android) or Dropbox itself has made a change (more likely).

In any case I have had to move a swathe of rtf files to another environment so I can preview them in IOS.

  • Diane K.15's avatar
    Diane K.15
    Helpful | Level 6
    9 years ago
    What are you using to open the rtf files on your device?
    • JaapN's avatar
      JaapN
      Helpful | Level 5
      9 years ago

      On IOS I only use the preview function of dropbox, whatever editing i do is all done on my mac.

      • Diane K.15's avatar
        Diane K.15
        Helpful | Level 6
        9 years ago
        I do the same. You aren't able to see the rtf files in Preview on ios, right?
        So the files are unusable on your phone?

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