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Hi

Can someone explain to me the situation with Dropbox and Google Sheets. Now as far as I understand it, now if I create a Google Sheets doc it won't save to Dropbox. It will automatically save to Drive.  If I upload to Dropbox it converts to an xslx?  Which doesn't help if I have action script there.

When i upload an xlsx I can't load it with macros so limited to what i can do.

I see all the warnings about March 2024 and Google Docs editor not being available.

Does that mean that the current Google suite won't be available and how will that affect the current files loaded in Dropbox that are Google?

Will there be enhancements to be able to upload fully functioning excel files, macros and all? 

Can someone explain the implications in all this? Thanks in anticipation.

Hey there, Debra! 

I'd be happy to help and explain as much as possible.

Now, as the Help Center mentions: Dropbox is changing the way that Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides are created and stored in Dropbox. 

If you’ve created any Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides on dropbox.com, you’ll need to move or convert your files in order to maintain access to them.There are two options to do so: 

-Move the files to Google Drive (GDrive) and replace them with Dropbox shortcuts. You’ll need to sign in and link to your Google Account in order to move files to Google Drive. Once the files have been moved, you’ll still have access to those files in Dropbox, but the file will show as a .web shortcut.

-Convert the Google files (.gdoc, .gsheet, .gslide) to the equivalent Microsoft Office file formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx).

Now, keep in mind that if you move your files to Google Workspace: 

-No changes will be made to the file contents.
-File ownership will now be in Google, this means any sharing permissions won’t automatically be transferred to Google. You’ll need to choose if you wish to have the permissions/roles shared.
-Moving files manually to Google Drive will impact your Google storage capacity, but will also free up Dropbox storage.
-Dropbox shortcuts won’t track version history for changes made on Google Workspace.  You’ll need to use Google Workspace for that.

I hope this helps! 

Thanks for the information Megan, what if it is for an organisation where I am (as a separate identy was creating the spreadsheet and would load it onto their Dropbox account when finished. So the creating the link/shortcut would be fine when I am working on it but I am not sure how it would work from an organisations point of view. Would they need to have a google drive shared account?

Also the alternative solution, converting the doc to xlsx will they be looking at having enhancements to allow for the use of macros etc? The excel web is very limited in comparison.

Hey DebraV, I'm guessing you're referring to the case you wish to share the content with someone, right? 

You should be good to share the content with them, of course. Provided that it exists inside your Dropbox account. 

As for the enhancements for the macros, we're still looking into this, as the changes gradually take place. 

If my google doc files are already shortcuts in dropbox then I don't need to change anything? Is that correct? 

Hi GeorgiaS, did you create these Google docs in your Dropbox account recently, or a while ago?

Most of them are recent and are shortcuts.

Thanks, in that case, this would mean that they are already on the new system, so nothing needs to be changed. 

Since March 1, our office's productivity has plummeted.  Please make up with Google and allow us to open our dropbox files in the Google workspace.  Links no longer work, formatting is completely off and our changes aren't being saved.  This compatability should be easy. Please restore it.