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Android: Kdbx files can only opened with Google Drive-PDF-Viewer which is wrong!
Why can I open Keepass *.kdbx files only with Google Drive-PDF-Viewer?? It is no PDF. Why does the dropbox app does not let me choose a different App to open the file with? Why not use the android de...
I have stored my KeePass password file (.kdbx) in Dropbox, but cannot anymore open it with KeePassDroid. My setup has worked flawlessly for several years, but this week I noticed that Dropbox tries to open the file with "Drive PDF Viewer". I have not done any changes to settings, in Dropbox -> Settings -> Manage default apps there are no default apps set, and if I choose "Open with..." for this file, the PDF viewer is the only application I can select.
I'm using Android, Dropbox version 190.2.2.
Hi,
I'm having trouble opening .kdbx (KeePass) files from Dropbox on an Android phone. I was originally using the KeePassDroid app, and switched to KeePassDX to try to resolve the issue, but have since found the problem occurs with that one too.
The way it manifests is that I open Dropbox on my phone and tap my .kbdx file and expect it to open in the KeePass app. The file downloads, the screen goes blank momentarily, and then I am returned to the file list.
I can work around it by using the "..." icon to open the menu on the .kdbx file, toggle the "Make available offline" off, then do it again and toggle it back on. Then when I tap the .kdbx file, a dialog pops up to ask which app to use to open it. I select KeePassDroid or KeePassDX and tap "always", and the file opens in the app as expected. If I close it and try again, it works a second time. However, if I try again another day, it fails to open and I have to apply the workaround again.
I did on one occasion see a "toast" message when trying to open the file - something about it not being a valid PDF file I think...?
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi tputkonen, thanks for messaging the Community!
It’s possible that the file cannot be directly opened by the third party app any longer. Could you try instead exporting the file to the app to see if this is possible?
If it doesn't work, I'd recommend contacting the app developers to see if they can assist on this matter in more detail.
Keep me posted!
- I was having the same problem on one phone, but not another. On the problem phone I uninstalled dropbox and reinstalled it. I was then able to get it to prompt me to select the option to open the file with keepass once. After a few trial and errors, I found that I should not select "ALWAYS" on the "open with" screen when selecting Keepass, always select "JUST ONCE", otherwise it reverts to trying to open up the file with a PDF reader. I also looked at settings > Manage Default Apps and that list is empty no matter what
- Other apps like google drive or file manager let it open with keepass as intended.
They use the system default open with dialog. But Dropbox decided to implement it's own and treats keepass files as pdf without letting to choose an app.
Fix this asap! You destroy workflows...- My wife and I both have exactly the same problem. We've been using Dropbox with Keepassdroid for years. Now Dropbox tries to open with the Google drive pdf reader. We can still open the file with Keepassdroid directly, but can't get to it through the Dropbox app. Also same experience with having it work one time only after reinstalling Dropbox.
Exporting the file (from Dropbox) to open with Keepassdroid is not a satisfactory suggestion. The point is that if a new entry is made into the database, this then needs to replace the version stored on Dropbox.
This worked well, perfectly even, until you geniuses decided to fix it. And no, the file extension is known to the Android system, hence it opens it correctly when it is exported.
I'm driven off your platform, probably.- For those who have this problem, toggle "offline access" on kdbx file (maybe several times). In one state or another (whether offline mode is on or off, seemingly random) keepassdroid selector appears when you open the kdbx. Make shure to check "always", problem solved (after that kdbx always opens in keepassdroid, no matter if offline is on or off). Works for me on xiaomi mi9 with miui rom.
- Having the exact same problem.
