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I open my document in microsoft word online version of Dropbox and I would like to edit it using my desktop app. How can I do this? There is no function for opening it in word desktop version.
Our team has multiple platforms in house. We use the "dropbox" link all the time to send files through Slack. This typically lets me view the file in the web and then "show file in Finder or Explorer" depending on OS. This stopped working 2 days ago. Now when I click, it shows me the file on dropbox.com not within my local system. This doesn't help me as I need to open and edit the file, so now I am forced to trace down the file path.
With both windows and mac in one office, this was a key way of how we worked, why was this removed?
This problem has popped again - no idea how to show in finder / explorer
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Megan,
I don't use the dropbox app on my desktop, I want all files to show up in Finder (I am Mac OS) when I get a file link from a team member it takes me to dropbox.com to see the file. From there I used to be able to click "show in finder" but that option is now gone . I only get the below image that that just shows "go to folder" rather than getting finder.
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@Megan Yes, the app is running and synced on my machine - this isn't a shared link, this is another employee telling me where the file is. You can click copy dropbox link
This is the way to get people quickly to a file across multiple machines and syncs. We have 10+ years of data on dropbox so navigating to a file isn't helpful. I do not want to download a local copy of the file, I want to go to the file and edit it quickly but with this shared link, I can no longer navigate directly to it.
I am also experiencing this issue. The option to right click the select "show/reveal in finder" while on the web browser is no longer listed in the dropdown...
Hi @Josh M. & @kw8, let's try something else.
Can you try using a different browser to see what you can find there?
Also make sure that you don't have any settings or extensions that might be blocking this.Feel free to check this Help Center article.
Also, does this happen for all of your files and folders, or just a particular one?
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@Megan I can confirm on FireFox that it also does not work - I am on the latest version of Chrome with this issue. Also my entire team (windows and mac) of 28 people is seeing the same issue. The feature to "revel/show in finder" is gone
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