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Re: Decryption fails running iOS 14.2

Decryption fails running iOS 14.2

JohnK2
Collaborator | Level 8
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Just updated iPhone and iPad to iOS 14.2. Now, trying to open an encrypted file, it tell me "Decryption Failed. Null" If I open with Excel, it works fine. Anyone else having this issue?

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TimmyD59
Explorer | Level 3
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i have same issue - only mechanism I find that works is to use the (open) button at bottom middle of iphone screen and that opens with excel and i can input password.  The error seems to have something to do with IOS 14.x (I'm on IOS 14.3), dropbox and MS apps....

CEBR
Helpful | Level 6
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If you read the thread, that method (open from Dropbox into Word or Excel) is the only go-around available at this time until it seems Apple wishes to fix the IOS issue.

Simon-m
New member | Level 2
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Thanks - this works fine

GAHiker
New member | Level 2
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I have the same issue as all who have posted. Work-around works.

RS170
New member | Level 2
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Good Afternoon community,

Please can anyone tell me if DB has fixed this problem in collaboration with Apple / MS yet? It still appears to be impossible to add a password to an MS Word Document then get it to open on the phone app. Mac OS seems to be just fine as previously stated by original  poster (John). 

 

 

DB56
Explorer | Level 4
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Everyone is talking about Excel but I don't have ANY saved Excel files in Dropbox, only WORD files.

The problem only appears on my phone iPhone 11, NOT my computer. Dropbox.

I have not found a useful thread about this issue yet and do not understand some of the remarks people are saying, they are obviously more computer techno savvy than me.

Some people talk about resaving WORD files but how do I do that on my phone if I can't open the file? Do I go into my computer Dropbox and resave all the WORD files in Dropbox to something else. Most are saved as .docx, what I should I try and resave them as?

Do I do this on my computer Dropbox?

Like I say, most of the remarks are not helpful for me.

brucedstout
Explorer | Level 4
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Select the Word file you want to open. A screen will appear with a field for that document’s password. Leave the password field blank and select, at the bottom of that screen, the icon that is a small square with a line from its center to its upper right corner. A new screen will appear with a password field. Enter your password in that field and your Word document will open.

DB56
Explorer | Level 4
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Right I have installed WORD on my iphone 11 then I have gone into my Dropbox on my PC and re-saved all the WORD docs to Word .docx as some were Macro enabled. Now they all have the Word application on the bottom of the screen when I open Dropbox on my phone so I can finally open all the WORD files this way. Thank you people for your help!

Nealwald
Helpful | Level 7
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Yes you must have iOS word of iOS office installed on your phone. It should work fine.

eyal bl
New member | Level 2
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hi,

can you show which square you mean?

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