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Soundofwaves
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5 years ago

How to shortcut a dropbox FILE on android phone

I was trying to find a way to create a shortcut icon on my androidphone when suddenly dropbox (or Word) asked spontanously that would you like to create a shortcut to this file??? but the question ha...
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Walter
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5 years ago

Hi AlBara; thanks for joining our discussion here and happy Friday!

 

I'm afraid I'm not aware of a way to create a shortcut to a file from your account on a mobile device. 

 

You can suggest this in the relevant section of our Community so other users can upvote it to show their interest as well: 

 

https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-ideas/idb-p/101002013

 

In the meantime, you can star it or offline it for easier access through our mobile app. 

 

I hope this helps to some extent and please let me know if you have any other questions. 

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