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Dropbox no longer overwriting files
A few days ago, Dropbox stopped overwriting files when I edit and re-save them. Now, every time I edit one of my files on iPad and save to Dropbox, it creates a new file ending in (1). It used to sim...
Hi, this is also the case for me. All was good through Tuesday morning. Later in the afternoon, the Save to Dropbox changed. It now showed a thumbnail of whatever I am saving and does not indicate if it’s overwriting an existing file (if it exists creates (x). The save also is very fast when before it took time depending on the size of the file.
Also when I’m Dropbox on the iPhone, there’s a longer delay of the saved file appearing. I have the current iOS Dropbox versions for both iPhone and iPad but so far only the iPhone is affected. The iPad continues to work as expected. I tried restarting the phone and logging out/in of Dropbox but this ‘new’ save continues to remain.
Also when I’m Dropbox on the iPhone, there’s a longer delay of the saved file appearing. I have the current iOS Dropbox versions for both iPhone and iPad but so far only the iPhone is affected. The iPad continues to work as expected. I tried restarting the phone and logging out/in of Dropbox but this ‘new’ save continues to remain.
