We are aware of the issue with the badge emails resending to everyone, we apologise for the inconvenience - learn more here.

Forum Discussion

harlings's avatar
harlings
Explorer | Level 3
4 months ago

My MS Word and Excel apps on iPad still show files I've deleted from Dropbox.

Dear All,

On my iPad I have the MS Word and Excel Apps installed, and under the recents tab I see links to files I've since deleted from Dropbox.

When I try to "Remove from Recent" nothing happens.

When I try to delete it I get the message "xxx" will be permanently deleted from Dropbox, but instead of deleting it I get the message "Can't Delete File" This file can't be deleted now, try again later.

I have tried removing Dropbox from MS Word and Excel, restarting the iPad, reinstalling Word and Excel but when I connect Dropbox again I have these same messages..

Any help to solving this issues would be appreciated.

Steve

 

 

 

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

    Hey harlings! Thanks for posting this on our Community. 

     

    If I’m not mistaken, your screenshots are from the Microsoft Word and Excel apps on your iPad. Correct? 

     

    If yes, I also tried the same steps as a test and the “Remove from list” option seems to be working (after deleting a file via the Dropbox mobile app).

     

    Can you also reinstall Dropbox on your device, if you haven’t already? 

     

    Other than that, how long ago did you delete those files from your Dropbox account? Can you still recover them this way and then delete them again? 

     

    I’d like to see what will happen then. 

     

    Keep me posted for any updates.

    • harlings's avatar
      harlings
      Explorer | Level 3

      Yes, they are screenshots taken from my iPad.

      Tried a reinstall of Dropbox.. no change, still nothing happens when I try to remove them.

      I restored Albania that I deleted yesterday and unable to remove that link either.

       

       

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

        Thanks for giving that a try. Can you also send over a screenshot of the errors you’re getting on Microsoft?

         

        What’s the app version you’re running on the Dropbox app?

About Integrations

Find solutions to issues with third-party integrations from the Dropbox Community. Share advice and help members with their integration questions.

Need more support

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!