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ml45
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May 22, 2023
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Managing storage with Acrobat Reader iOS app + Dropbox integration

  • May 22, 2023
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I use Acrobat on an iPad to mark up pdf's that I store on Dropbox. In the iOS app, the Dropbox integration works nicely and it is easy to open and edit any files. However, the Acrobat app is taking up a lot of storage because it seems to download and keep a copy of any Dropbox file that I open.

 

I have two questions:

  • Is my understanding of how storage works on the iOS app + Dropbox correct?
  • Is there any way to stop the app from keeping downloads of files, and use less storage?
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S_S
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S_SCommunity Manager
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May 25, 2023

Hi @ml45,

 

Hope you are doing well. Thank you for writing in.

 

Yes, the description about how Acrobat Reader works with the DropBox integration is correct.

 

DropBox and other third-party cloud drives do not allow files to be overwritten directly on the cloud. So, Reader has to create a copy of the file in the internal storage, make the changes, and re-upload it to the cloud.

 

Hope this clarifies your questions.

 

-Souvik

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