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ProHome's avatar
ProHome
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago

IOS 14 has messed up file integration with Dropbox - Content Unavailable

Was working fine with the last ios update 13.  Upgraded to ios 14 yesterday.  The Dropbox shows up as an available option in Chrome to pull files from.  However in the display it says "Content Unavailable - The folder contents could not be displayed because of an unknown error".

I have tried turning off and on the share option in Chrome, I've tried clearing the cache on Dropbox and Chrome, I've uninstalled the app and reinstalled the app (both Dropbox and Chrome).  I've rebooted several times. 

I do notice it is not working with Google Drive either, says the same thing.  So I'm wondering if it is an iPad ios issue or something changed for 3rd party systems with the new ios update?

  • Thank you for your assistance.

     

    Figured I would give you an update.  Upgrading to ios 14.1 has fixed the issue.

  • paultopia's avatar
    paultopia
    New member | Level 2

    This has now started happening to me as well.  I'm on ipadOS and iOS 14.1, and have been on them since the day they came out.  All of a sudden today, my ipad cannot access dropbox through the files app.  I'm getting the same "content unavailable" message.  I do notice that the dropbox app on my ipad just updated today --- is there a bug in the latest version that breaks files access?

     

     

      • paultopia's avatar
        paultopia
        New member | Level 2

        Oh, that actually worked for me.  I hadn't tried it first, since the previous person reported that it didn't work, but guess I should have :-)

    • mlaurel's avatar
      mlaurel
      Explorer | Level 4

      I'm also having this issue... unable to share from iOS to dropbox.  All my other cloud services work, dropbox fails.

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hey mlaurel, thanks for joining the discussion here and sorry to hear about this.

         

        Can you please clarify your device's OS version and our mobile app's version as well, and, if possible, send us a screenshot of the exact error you're seeing?

  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hi there ProHome, I hope you're having a good day so far!

     

    Just to make sure that we're on the same page, can you let me know the exact steps you're taking when you run into this issue? 

     

    Also, please send me a screenshot of the error that you're getting.

     

    Keep me posted!

    • ProHome's avatar
      ProHome
      Helpful | Level 6

      I have items saved in my dropbox account for testing purposes.

       

      I can use a program called PDFExpert or Adobe Acrobat to open the file for editing.  They can both see the files/folders just fine in dropbox.

       

       

      I edit the document in one of those PDF editors and save it back to dropbox.

       

      Then I load Chrome to access our website and upload the document into our system.  When I click on Select Files, it shows these locations where the files are set to be accessed by the system on the left.  Dropbox and Google Drive are both options available.  If I click on either one of them, I get "Content Unavailable - The folder contents could not be displayed because of an unknown error - Try again"




      It says this when trying to access the folders/files through Chrome, and it also says it when just trying to access Files directly on the iPad through the Files app.  So I do not think it is a Chrome issue.

       

      Since Adobe and PDFExpert can both see the folders/files, I was thinking it might not be 100% an ios 14 issue either?  Don't know if ios 14 has changed how the folder/file retrieval works?  So, just checking where I can to get it resolved/get answers.

       

      ios: 14.0.1

      Dropbox: 208.2.12

      Chrome: 86.0.4240.77

      • Daphne's avatar
        Daphne
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Thanks for those screenshots ProHome!

         

        Out of curiosity, if you navigate to the Files app and download one of the files from Dropbox locally (by tapping on the file), are you then able to see it when choosing to upload the file to the website?

         

        Otherwise, are you only able to choose files stored locally on your device, from the On My iPad section?

  • dkp's avatar
    dkp
    New member | Level 2

    Can's say much more than the picture - In the iPadOS Files app, in the side bar it shows the dropbox - but when I try to access files or move something there - it says "Content not available" (in German)...

     

  • Amxim's avatar
    Amxim
    Explorer | Level 3

    Salve, da un po 'di tempo su iPad Pro quando cerco di allegare un file di una specifica cartella di Dropbox il contenuto non vine mostrato e ricevo il messaggio di errore che il contenuto non è disponibile. Accade solo con una cartella, per le altre nessun problema.

    Aggiungo che cercando aprire file pdf su Acrobat Pro molto spesso l'app di Adobe risponde, al primo tentativo, che è “impossibile collegarsi a Dropbox”

    • Lusil's avatar
      Lusil
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      Ciao Amxim, sarei felice di aiutarti a indagare con te.

      Lo stai facendo dal sito Web, dall'app mobile o dall'app File?

      Ti sei assicurato di eseguire l'ultima versione del tuo Dropbox e dell'app Adobe?

      Inoltre, uno screenshot dei messaggi di errore che stai vedendo sarebbe di grande aiuto.

      Resto in attesa di un tuo riscontro!

      PS. Ho incluso una versione tradotta del mio post, scusa per eventuali errori che potresti trovare.

      Hello Amxim, I'd be happy to help look into this with you. 

      Are you doing this from the website, the mobile app, or the Files app?

      Have you made sure that you're running the latest version of your Dropbox and Adobe app?

      Also, a screenshot of the error messages that you are seeing would be super helpful.

      Looking forward to hearing back from you!

      PS. I included a translated version of my post, sorry for any mistakes you might find. 
      • Amxim's avatar
        Amxim
        Explorer | Level 3

        Thank you. I’m working on iPad Pro with iPadOS 14.4.1 (the last one) and the App Dropobox version 226.2.2 (just updated).

        The problem with the folder is recent, never seen before and in my use it happen when I try to attached a file of one particoular folder to an email.

        For what is concerning Acrobat I noted the problem from start to work with Dropbox on iPad, it is necessary to repeat the request to open a file.

        Please find attached the screen error concerning the two item before.

         

        Bye

         

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