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HouseBlend
2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Cannot Open Word Documents in Dropbox
I am synced to open Dropbox documents in the online-only mode on my Surface Pro since it doesnt have a ton of hard drive memory. That has worked well for several years. Recently, my Surface Pro ha...
- 2 years ago
Hi HouseBlend, let's jump right into this!
How are you trying to open these online-only files? Are you double clicking on them, or right-clicking the file or folder and selecting Make available offline and then trying to open them?
Feel free to also send me a screenshot of the error you mentioned above.
Keep me posted!
Shdhin
Explorer | Level 3
[removed per the Dropbox Community Guidelines] My gmail account but canot open my dropbox. Places help me
Hannah
9 months agoDropbox Staff
Hey Shdhin, sorry to see you're having trouble.
Can you give us some more details as to what the problem is?
Are you having trouble logging into your account, because you don't have access to the email address?
- amotawi8 months agoNew member | Level 2
I still can't open word files from desktop despite making them available offline, I have to copy them out of dropbox folder to open, any suggestions? This is highly inconvenient.
- Nancy8 months agoDropbox Staff
I’m sorry to hear this, amotawi. Can you also send me a screenshot of any errors you may be getting? I’d also like one more screenshot showing the syncing icon(s) next to the files you can’t open.
Finally, what’s the syncing status and app version of the Dropbox app on your device?
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