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trover222
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Viewing backup files on mobile app

Hi, all! I have some old flash drives that I just backed up on my MACBOOK. They appear in DropBox Backups. I can’t figure out how to view the backups in my mobile app. I can see the file names in my ...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Hi @trover222, yes, the Backups are visible through the browser only. 

     

    Files synced through the normal Dropbox site can be accessed via the mobile app.

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trover222
Explorer | Level 3
Ok. So, I cannot access them through the mobile app and can only access them from the mobile browser? It that only true of backups? Thank you!
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi @trover222, yes, the Backups are visible through the browser only. 

 

Files synced through the normal Dropbox site can be accessed via the mobile app.

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    trover222
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago
    Got it. Thanks, everyone!

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