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261 Topics"This file has been moved" error when trying to open Excel files in the Dropbox folder
Integration Affected Microsoft 365 (specifically Excel) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Question or Issue One of our users started getting errors yesterday when trying to open Excel documents that are stored within the Dropbox folder. The file opens, but brings up the following error: The file has not been moved, nobody else has this problem currently. It only happens when the file is within the dropbox folder on her computer. If we copy the file to a location outside of dropbox, it's fine. Searching the internet, it seems people who use Box (which I'm assuming is similar to Dropbox), are starting to have the same problem. It was reported in their community beginning on Nov 25, 2025 and more and more people are replying to it complaining of the same issue. A few different "fixes" were suggested by their IT which did not fix the problem and yesterday they say they have determined that it's a bug related to the latest Seamless Login release from Microsoft. Just throwing this out there in case it helps the issue to be resolved with Dropbox quicker. So far, only one of our team members is having this issue. Please help.410Views1like17CommentsCan't add Dropbox as a place on a Microsoft Office app on Android tablet
Microsoft wont add Dropbox as a place I use dropbox on Desktop and Apple devices with a different account. It works fine with excel to save documents. For the last 6 months my android devices have worked great as well. However, recently, when trying to save an edited excel document that I’ve opened with dropbox on my android device, it does not give me the option to save the document to Dropbox folders once I’ve edited and click “save as”. After clicking “add a place” then Dropbox, and then signing in, it loads and takes me back to excel, yet it still doesn’t show up. No error message, just isn’t an option. Click add a place again, and can click dropbox as an option again, sign in, ect. It’s an endless loop. I have tried uninstalling both apps, disconnecting Microsoft and excel from the dropbox’s connected apps, other troubleshooting. nothing working so far. If you know a solution, please advise. thanks!50Views0likes3CommentsSaving excel file straight to Dropbox
I have been using dropbox for a few years but due to running out of harddrive i've opted to save the cloud. now I'm having trouble downloading anything. I managed to download an existing excel file but i cannot save the updated version to the cloud. I understand that i have to learn a different way to download and save so any help would be appreciated79Views0likes2CommentsLinking a specific pdf page, opened in dropbox.com, to an Excel cell
Hi, How do I link a specific pdf page, opened in dropbox.com, to an Excel cell? I've tried adding '#page=page number' and '&page=page number' at the end of the link, it didn't work (example and screenshot below). https://www.dropbox.com/sc--------------------------------t=8pmkuh87&dl=0#page=3 I'd appreciate the help. Thank you.111Views0likes3CommentsI'm missing information from a file and it's not in the version history - can I get it back?
Hi, Please can someone help? I'm missing 4 months of information in one of my excel files. Information from June 2025 to 6 October 2025 …… I need to restore all the information up until the 6 October 2025. I've looked at all the version history files and they all the same with missing information for 4 months .... Is there any other way to find this information ... It's extremely valuable. See attached ..... They all have the same information but we add to this file daily .... I don't know what has happened and how to get the information back ? Thanks118Views0likes5CommentsDownload all comments from a folder into a .csv file.
We need a way to download all the comments in a folder as a .csv. For instance, I have over 100 images, each with a comment from the client on it. It is neither helpful nor time saving for me to download a text file one by one. Bonus points if we could also have the images embedded as thumbnails.102Views2likes3CommentsI upload Excel files to my desktop app, but they only sync after restarting my Windows device.
After a recent email from Dropbox my Excel files do not update in Dropbox after I copy them to the Dropbox Folder If I turn the laptop off and then on again, then they appear as updated. What's going on, they used to update or sync on their own in 5-10 seconds!Solved224Views0likes13Comments"File is stored in an incompatible server location" error when opening Office files on Android
Device: Xiaomi 12T Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Android Dropbox App Version/Browser Version Dropbox 442.2.2 Question or Issue A few days ago I couldn't open any excel or word file from Dropbox, like I did before. Dropbox shows this message: "example.xlsx is stored in an incompatible server location". How can I fix this problem? Why is happening this?99Views0likes4CommentsHow can we do basic spreadsheet editing on a mobile device?
The other main cloud storage providers both have spreadsheet editing software. And they apparently no longer support Dropbox. My only option to have a shared spreadsheet stored in the cloud with easy editing ability seems to be to use either Google sheets (with Google drive) or Microsoft Excel (with one drive). Your PDF markup feature is fantastic. Something like that would be great. Hit the edit button and bingo you can enter some data. No downloading or opening in a 3rd party app.Solved193Views0likes10Comments