Files Open as Read-Only?

[Thomas F.4]

I am using Dropbox desktop App on my Mac (home) and PC (work). On the Mac (OSX latest version and Office 2011) everything works fine. But on my PC (Windows 7 Pro, Office 2010) files open as Read Only. If I go to Properties and uncheck "read only" for the file or folder in question, it is fine. But when I reboot, all my Dropbox files once again default to "read only". Can you help?

[clinkinfo]

Has anyone actually fixed this?  I'm having the read only issue on my PC.  None of the solutions show here do anything.  

Everytime I change the folders and remove the read only flag, the PC immediatelly puts the flag back on!

What is going on?

[rabinmoser · Accepted solution]

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I don't understand why when I open a file - it asks me at the top if I want to enable editing. Which I DO! so I click on it. But after i have closed the document and reopened it the edits I have made have gone. Does anyone know how you save edits on Dropbox withoutmoving a file/document out of dropbox every time?

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I have the same problem in my smart phone. After I make a change in an excel file, I have to save a copy. Then delete the original. That is the solution I found.

[IanH]

How bizarre. Worked perfectly!

[kgtighe]

I may have to find another program if DropBox can't fix this issue!  It is so annoying and I pay to use this, so I should not be annoyed.  

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@Thomas F.4wrote:

I am using Dropbox desktop App on my Mac (home) and PC (work). On the Mac (OSX latest version and Office 2011) everything works fine. But on my PC (Windows 7 Pro, Office 2010) files open as Read Only. If I go to Properties and uncheck "read only" for the file or folder in question, it is fine. But when I reboot, all my Dropbox files once again default to "read only". Can you help?

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