Dropbox files not visible using File Manager

[shadragon]

I am not sure if this is a tablet, Android, Kindle or Dropbox issue so feel free to move this topic where you see fit.

I am an author and have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with the Amazon Kindle app loaded and working fine. I just had a copy of my latest book delivered to me in .MOBI (Kindle format) from my formatter via email. I copied the file into my PC Dropbox and it synced over to my tab.

When I open the Dropbox app on my tab I see the .MOBI file in the directory I placed it in. I open the File Manager app to move the .MOBI file to the Kindle folder and I do not see it in the Dropbox folder.

On the PC I see 11 files (JPG, PDF, WAV, MOBI format) in the 'Stuff' folder. When I search using File Manager, I only find the JPG files at this path:

/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/cache/thumbs/Stuff

I cannot see the other non-JPG files at all. I tried searching for all of the missing files by name on both the SD card and local folder structure. Nothing. Yet, when I look at Dropbox, there they are.

I have set my File Manager to search for hidden files and I have also tried the built in MyFiles app from Samsung with the same effect.

If I open my email on the tablet I have OPEN, VIEW and SAVE options for a PDF file in the same email, but the .MOBI file only has INFO and I cannot save it to the tab that way either.

Anyone have an idea what is going on and how I can view this MOBI file on Kindle...?

Thanks

 

[joggy]

Have you chosen the Export option in Dropbox? To do so, long press on the file in Dropbox and choose Export. Select the location to save it to (possibly /mnt/sdcard/kindle). When you see the files in the Dropbox app they are typically just cached unless you specifically choose to export them to your device/sdcard.

Also, this may not work in the end since there may be a conversion necessary. If it doesn't you might try sending the file to your tablet via the awesome Calibre ebook manager.

hth...

 

[shadragon]

joggy, that worked perfectly. Thank you Sir. I had already grabbed calibre earlier but it was not formatting correctly. I just went through the first 50 pages on my Kindle app and it looks right on there.

Cheers and thank you again.