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TWillis
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2 years ago
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Mobile app (iOS): Having the option to open unsupported file types as .txt

As there are more file extensions than Dropbox recognizes, I have previously suggested that Dropbox examines the file content for ascii. As no action has been taken on Dropbox side to resolve, I now suggest a simple pop-up window that allows the user to select preview type. As a user/programmer ( in many languages) , I know what my files are, as I have put them in my Dropbox. I am best suited to know how to preview. This would allow me to review/edit files on mobile devices without temporarily renaming to a .txt file extension.

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    6 months ago
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    2 years ago
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    TWillis
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    2 years ago

    Walter

    I  now have the option to open un-recognized extensions as text file.  I am very happy with the option to view, search and edit text files on the iPad. Thanks to the Dropbox team for implementing this feature! Very helpful in my work.

    Terry 

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    2 years ago
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    zacw
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    2 years ago

    Can you share which file extensions you're trying to preview that aren't available to be displayed as plain text? Although we're working towards making the previews in the mobile app a little better here (when we can somewhat detect the file type, even if the extension doesn't match something we know), it can be somewhat difficult to predict something is actually plain text. But we can mark specific extensions as text more easily.