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dianam1's avatar
dianam1
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Grant file access

i had download on my dropbox app on my Mac few word documents, when i try to open them is showing grant file access, i then select the file, grant the access but it says that i can't grant the access...
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Stephanie T.3's avatar
Stephanie T.3
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

I changed  the syncing status to enable files to be saved locally, on my app, as well as on Dropbox, and I think this is the answer to my problem.

 

Thanks, everyone, for the tips and suggestions.

 

Stephanie 

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Walter
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4 years ago
Glad to hear you managed to resolve this as well in the end, Stephanie.

Enjoy the rest of your day and see you around the Community!

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