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shlomi17
5 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Cannot access password protected file
I have an Excel file that is password protected. When I log in to the account from the computer and try to open the file, I click on it but there is no option or access to type the password to open t...
- 5 years ago
Thanks a lot!
Although I searched well - I did not find the button 'Open in Desktop App'...
I would love to know what the link to find this button is - for the future.
Any way, I clicked on the "Download" button and it did open the panel for me to enter my password for the file.
Thank you very much for your help!
Lusil
5 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi shlomi17, let's see what we can find on this together.
Just to make sure that I have a better visual understanding of your concern, could you send me a screenshot (without any personal information) of what you're seeing?
Looking forward to hearing back from you!
- shlomi175 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Dear Lusil,
Thanks for answering.
Attached is a link to the page I see, immediately after I click the "Open" button of the encrypted Excel file. As mentioned, I have no option to type in my password and open the file I encrypted. I would be very grateful if you could help me!
Thanks in advance
- shlomi175 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Dear Lusil,
Thanks for answering.
Attached is a link to the page I see, immediately after I click the "Open" button of the encrypted Excel file. As mentioned, I have no option to type in my password and open the file I encrypted. I would be very grateful if you could help me!
Thanks in advance
- Mark5 years agoSuper User II
Thats a restriction of Office online itself, not Dropbox.
You will need to open the file in Excel on a computer as the error says rather than via the web.
- shlomi175 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Thank you Mark.
Can you be more specific?
What does it mean to open Excel from your computer?
When I click on the Excel file on the Dropbox site - I get the error message.
Can you explain exactly what I need to do to open the encrypted file from the site itself?Thank you!
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