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ben_galaxy's avatar
ben_galaxy
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Dropbox keeps asking me to install Word even though it’s already installed.

All of a sudden Dropbox tells me to install Word when I try to open my Word document in Dropbox for iPad. I already have Word installed! The only options I have are to tap “Install” (which takes me t...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    2 years ago

    Hi all, I just wanted to mention that we heard back from the team and this should be resolved now.

     

    Let us know if anyone is still having issues with this!

J_nelly_5's avatar
J_nelly_5
New member | Level 2

Dropbox is asking me to Install Microsoft word on my iPad even though it is already installed. I have updated my iPad, Dropbox and Word, as well as restarting the iPad. deleting and reinstalling apps. I have cleared the Dropbox cache also.

 

Megan's avatar
Megan
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2 years ago

Hey J_nelly_5, sorry to see you're having this issue.

 

Can you let me know which iOS version you're running and which Dropbox version too?

 

Please feel free to also access your Dropbox settings in the app itself, and clear the cache from there. An uninstall and re-install would also be ideal, if you could. 

 

Let me know more!

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