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pheebs's avatar
pheebs
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Mobile app crashing on Android, when previewing certain Word docs

Hi. I have a Samsung S22 Ultra (One UI 5.1). Within the past few months, Dropbox (352.2.2) keeps crashing when I open certain word docs. These are files that have been in use for years without issue previously (always on Basic). I've tried making it available offline vs online only, and it doesn't matter. Error reads: "Something went wrong with Dropbox, etc." After enough tries, it tells me to clear the cache, which I do, still crashes. Tried uninstalling, then reinstalling, same issue. Eventually, the phone tells me that it's crashing too much and Dropbox is causing a battery problem, so maybe put it in a deep sleep, which I don't do. I can open a small word doc (22 kb) in the same folder, but not a slightly larger one (56 kb). I can open all of them if exported to Microsoft Word. I can also open them on my Macbook, so the files are not corrupted.

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    Hey pheebs, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Does this happen only with Word docs or other types of files as well?

     

    Can you send us a screenshot of the error message, so we can check it out?

     

    And can you also make sure that you have at least 500 mb of free storage on the device, to make sure the app is working correctly?

     

    Thanks in advance.

    • pheebs's avatar
      pheebs
      Explorer | Level 3

      It's really only 1 or 2 word docs (not pdfs, not other word docs), but one in particular is the document that I signed up for Dropbox many years ago (high use, old). I have >6 gb available. I kept trying to open the document on my phone to get the error message again, but this was the first time I got an error on my Macbook now ("---.doc cannot be evicted"). The main phone error says this:

      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
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        Thanks for the update, pheebs!

         

        So, just to clarify, the error on the screenshot is shown on your phone, right?

         

        How about the error on your Mac? Can you send us a screenshot of that as well?

         

        Can you open the file on our website as normal?

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