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dfechser
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Organizational policy error when previewing Word files.

I have created a Word file on Dropbox from my PC. I can see the file on Dropbox on my Android phone and can open it with the default Dropbox viewer but cannot open it with Word.

 

When I attempt to open on my Android phone from within Word or using "Open with" inside Dropbox I get the following message: We couldn't apply organizational policies to give you access to your account because of an Intune service error. Please try again later.

 

I can open other Word docs that exist on Dropbox (that have been in Dropbox for awhile) with Word on my Android phone - this is the only file that gives me a problem.


  • dfechser wrote:

    When I attempt to open on my Android phone from within Word or using "Open with" inside Dropbox I get the following message: We couldn't apply organizational policies to give you access to your account because of an Intune service error. Please try again later.


    That's a Microsoft error, not Dropbox, and often related to the Mobile Device Management policies applied to a device by your employer. It looks like someone else had a similar issue and was able to resolve it themselves in this thread.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    dfechser wrote:

    When I attempt to open on my Android phone from within Word or using "Open with" inside Dropbox I get the following message: We couldn't apply organizational policies to give you access to your account because of an Intune service error. Please try again later.


    That's a Microsoft error, not Dropbox, and often related to the Mobile Device Management policies applied to a device by your employer. It looks like someone else had a similar issue and was able to resolve it themselves in this thread.

    • dfechser's avatar
      dfechser
      Explorer | Level 3

      Your linked suggestion (reset Microsoft Office) worked great and was very easy. Thank you for this help!