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I download my PDFs for offline use on my iPad, but it corrupts them and I can't edit them.
Hi everyone. I use dropbox primarily through the files folder on my iPad and computer, where I annotate PDFs of textbooks for law school. I have been doing this for a year and it's worked pretty well. Recently, however, I have two problems: (1) Even if I download offline the pdf to my files folder, at some point if I am editing offline, it will try to sync and fail and undownload, leaving me unable to edit the file. (2) In the last week, I have annotated PDFs and saved them. Then they become corrupted and won't open. I then have to restore an earlier version of the PDF, which doesn't have the latest annotation, which is super annoying to lose all of my work. Any ideas or advice on either issue?73Views0likes5Comments
Paper: Find + Replace (with blanks) doesn't work
Device: Macbook Operating System/Browser (if using the web): macOS Tahoe 26.3.1, Chrome Dropbox App Version: Paper Question or Issue Whenever I try using Find & Replace in Dropbox Paper, I can’t seem to replace text with nothing (leave the replacement field blank) the way I can in MS Word/Google Docs. e.g. if I want to quickly remove a recurring character, extra spaces, or formatting marker across a document, Paper doesn’t let me do a blank replace, which makes cleanup much harder than it needs to be.41Views0likes1CommentMy recently edited Microsoft Excel files are suddenly missing.
Device Mac mini, Macbook air Operating System/Browser (if using the web) OSX tahoe Dropbox App Version (if using the app) not sure Question or Issue two commonly-edited (except not the past 30d) excel files are suddenly missing. They were not deleted and were present on multiple machines/devices as recently as early January. The only thing I changed was how I log in to Office 365 (changed from corporate license to university license). I haven't got it backed up in one place so am at a loss re how to recover them.150Views0likes8Comments
My main file doesn't show recent updates (last one was 7 months ago) and there's no history.
Device samsung galaxy s8 and s21 and antique win 7 laptop Operating System/Browser (if using the web) one old android one current, one old windows Question or Issue my main file suddenly is like 7 months old, 7 months lost and no history for thirty days. this is horrible that this can happen, what's the point of backup like this?226Views0likes15CommentsI can't edit my original text in PDF files, even though I'm on the Plus plan.
I finally bit the bullet to upgrade to the Plus Plan primarily for pdf editing capability. When I tried my first pdf edit, I as so disappointed to find that this plan does not allow for editing of original text! As I read the Features web page regarding pdf editing, I saw "With Dropbox plans, you can make in-line text edits that automatically match the original document's font family, size, and styling" and thought that a paid Plus plan would do the trick. Is there any intention to enhance the Plus Plan pdf editing capabilities? Not sure if I need this plan with current limitations.180Views0likes3Comments
Can people without Dropbox accounts work on shared files?
Hi all, I have a Dropbox Plus license. For a project I work together with two other people, none of which have a Dropbox account. I know I can share files/folders by using a link or give them permission to open a specific file/folder in my Dropbox account. But is it possible for them to change a file/folder and upload it again to my account? When they do will Dropbox still sync the changes they made with my i-Phone and i-Pad? What are the limitations when we use the folder in my account in order to work together, even if two colleagues do not have a Dropbox account? Thanks in advance and with kindest regards, Leo.Solved475Views0likes12Comments
I edited an old document today, but I can't restore it to its previous version.
Question or Issue I have been using Dropbox for many years mainly as a backup system of all my files. I thought my data was save: If I ever edit/change for example a word document and then accidentally save it over the original instead of saving it with a different name, that Dropbox would keep a copy of the original (for 30 days). Today I have exactly that problem. I used a several year old document (as a template), changed the content but instead of saving it under a new name, just pressed "Save". I can't see the original in the version history. It looks like the original is now lost, because it was "older than 30 days". That to me doesn't make any sense. Even upgrading to the 180 or 365 day version would not have helped. Is that correct? If so, I will need to drop Dropbox and find another solution. Could you please confirm? Kind Regards, RalfSolved291Views0likes5Comments
