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Real-time file locking for engineering CAD workflows
I’d like to submit a suggestion to Dropbox. It would be very helpful if Dropbox could support a feature that prevents two users from simultaneously editing the same document, especially CAD files used in architecture, landscape design, and engineering workflows. Ideally, the system could either show a clear warning or…
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Two days of file edits inexplicably disappeared
I have a 2021 MacBook Pro and I use the Dropbox app to automatically upload every document I work on to Dropbox. Two days ago, I updated my OS to Tahoe 26.4.1. The update seemed to work fine, and I continued working on a Word document I had been editing for the next two days. I always save after every line I write, and…
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Ability to adjust default link settings
I could be unknowing of a way to solve this problem but when I'm ready to share a folder, I always find it very inconvenient to have to click more than twice to get my hands on the "view" link instead of the "edit link" ! If there were a feature in the Dropbox settings that allowed users to set the link button for all of…
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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…
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I'm asked to request a license from my admin to edit the text in a PDF file.
I have Dropbox Plus, and I tried to edit a file. It says to go to the admin console to update the license, but I cannot find the admin console, and it won't let me edit the document.
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User unable to access/edit documents in shared folder
My friend has access to the folder and documents, but since she changed her phone she’s unable to access/edit the documents. She has edit permissions but gets a sign in issue.
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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…
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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…
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My 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…
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My "can view" link to a file is still allowing others to edit
Question or Issue When I want to copy the link to send to someone, I delete the "allowed to edit" link and copy the "allowed to view" link. The link still allows the person to edit.