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Saz1's avatar
Saz1
Explorer | Level 3
5 days ago

My iPhone mobile app doesn't show the files I've saved on my desktop app.

That! Some of the files on my Desktop App aren't in my Dropbox app on my iPhone. Help please.

10 Replies

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    5 days ago

    Hey Saz1, thanks for your post. 

    As a first step, can you check your Dropbox account on www.dropbox.com? Can you see the same files you’ve saved on your desktop app there?

    Let me know, and we’ll investigate this further.

  • Saz1's avatar
    Saz1
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 days ago

    Hi Nancy

    They aren't updating on the web based app but they are on the Desktop app. However, a lot of files can't be opened - see below please.

     

  • Saz1's avatar
    Saz1
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 days ago

    No - they aren't updated either.

    Also - my files are getting corrupted in the Desktop App.

     

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    23 hours ago

    HI Saz1, do you currently have OneDrive installed on your computer? 

    The brown box sync icon in your screenshots are related to that program, and could be affecting the Dropbox desktop application syncing process.

    Could you try quitting OneDrive, and see if you can mark those files as available offline by right clicking them and selecting that option?

  • Saz1's avatar
    Saz1
    Explorer | Level 3
    23 hours ago

    I can't see OneDrive installed although I've used it in the past. I don't use it now I have Dropbox. If I need OneDrive I just look at in on the web.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    22 hours ago

    Thanks for the info, could you try the other steps I mentioned regarding marking the files as available offline to see if this helps?

  • Saz1's avatar
    Saz1
    Explorer | Level 3
    21 hours ago

    Hi

    I've managed to stop OneDrive now in Word but not sure how to do the same for PDFs. Still getting this:

     

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    19 hours ago

    Is the Dropbox desktop application currently running and syncing normally in the system tray?

  • Saz1's avatar
    Saz1
    Explorer | Level 3
    16 hours ago

    It's not in the system tray. It used to be

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    13 hours ago

    Hi again, Saz1! Can you go to your Start menu > Programs and restart the Dropbox app from there? 

    Can you see the Dropbox icon in your system tray after that? If yes, let me know how your files are syncing now.

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