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Carly B.
4 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Word documents won't save to dropbox - goes back to 'Document 1'
If I start a new Word document ("Document 1") and go to save it to a Dropbox folder with a new name ("The saved document"), the document window will have the new name across the top for a couple of s...
Carly B.
Explorer | Level 3
I am creating directly in Word and then trying to save them in my dropbox folder. I haven't looked on the website folders for them, next time it happens I will have a look and see.
Hannah
4 years agoDropbox Staff
Sounds good, Carly! I'd also try creating them directly in Dropbox, to see if there's a difference.
If you ever need anything else, make sure to give us a shout!
If you ever need anything else, make sure to give us a shout!
- Carly B.4 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I'm not sure what sounds good as I still can't save word documents to my dropbox folder on my computer which is the main reason I like dropbox. I don't want to save to the dropbox website.
- Hannah4 years agoDropbox StaffThanks for the update, Carly!
What happens if you try to create a Word file directly from Dropbox (locally, not the website)?- robestoll4 years agoNew member | Level 2
How do you create a word doc direclty from dropbox? That doesn't make sense. You open word, click new and word creates the doc. I have the same issue and it's super frustrating.
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