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Migrate files to Google Drive vs. convert to Microsoft Office files?

Migrate files to Google Drive vs. convert to Microsoft Office files?

lisa40
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I got an email that says "Google files in Dropbox will be replaced with shortcuts to documents in Google Drive" and "If you do not wish to move your Google files to your Google account, they will be automatically converted to Microsoft files." I'm not sure which option to choose. I mostly use Dropbox to store Word files, most of which were originally created using Microsoft Word but since I usually use Dropbox in a web browser, I've been opening them and creating them using Google docs for years now. Which option is least likely to result in reformatting issues? Which will be easiest to use going forward if I'm mostly just editing and creating text documents?

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Hank B.2
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This seems like a real mess. I'm just trying to back up. I'll switch to icloud. (What about pages?) This is very unclear messaging. I suspect your business will be impacted.

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