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Error message "couldn’t communicate with a helper application" when opening a file
Couldn't communicate with a helper application.
i am using an iPad, I see all my folder and I can see the document in the folder, but I cannot open it. I don’t know what to do and the message ...
Could you try going to the Locations tab in the Files app, and then removing Dropbox, rebooting the device, and then re-enabling Dropbox?
Thank you for getting back to me. I contact apple and they assisted with deleting the drop box app and reloading.
Problem solved.
😁
Lusil
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffAwesome work, kacy61.
If anything else comes up again, you know where to find us.
In the meantime, I hope you have a great week ahead of you!
If anything else comes up again, you know where to find us.
In the meantime, I hope you have a great week ahead of you!
I would beg to differ that this is a “solution” I tried this once and now it’s happened a second time. What am I supposed to do keep deleting the app every time it happens? I pay $150 a year for my Dropbox. This shouldn’t happen.
- Megan
Hey nashvillenewman, thanks for posting here today!
Can you let me know the version of the OS that you're using? Also, what is the version of the app installed on your device?
Any screenshots of the message you received, are more than welcome.
Keep me posted, and we'll take it from there!
OS 15.6
Ver 292.3
”Can not communicate with the helper application.”
This happens when I try to save a file directly to Dropbox from Affinity Photo and Google Drive
