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Jjph
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Re: Shared link won't go away

Everytine i open ios app it shows a message that someone i know is sharing a file with me. I usually cancel the medsage but in some occasions ive accepted out of despair. It’s been happening for months. My friend tells me he didnt share anything with me, but i cant male the popup message to disappear. In pc there is no medsage

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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    3 years ago

    Hey Jjph, thanks for letting us know about this.

     

    If you open the Dropbox app and tap on 'account', then on the gear icon and then on 'clear cache', does it help?

     

    If not, please send us a screenshot of the pop-up; just make sure to edit out any personal info.

     

    Thanks in advance!

  • Jjph's avatar
    Jjph
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    It doesn’t help, even uninstalling and installing doesn’t help, both in my iphone and my ipad. My PC doesn’t have that issue

    The message is more or less:

    “FILE SHARED WITH YOU

    John has invited you to see the file Category 5 Title 2.doc

     

    Not now / Open”

     

    John Doe is a friend of mine

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Hey Jjph, can you clarify the app's version and OS at the moment?

     

    Also, if you access this page, are you able to find the file there? 

  • Jjph's avatar
    Jjph
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    I have the latest version both in iOS and the app, but it’s been happening with previous versions too.

    I followed the link but I see no file

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Can I send you an email, in order for us to have a closer look into this Jjph?

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Hi Jjph, I just sent you an email, I'll see you there!

  • Tigercomp's avatar
    Tigercomp
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago
    I have been under this spamming message from many months. Person who share this file with me deleted Dropbox account- message still popping on my account. I have nothing in shared file links. Still I get this screen.
  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    3 years ago

    Hey Tigercomp, sorry to hear about this.

     

    Are you on an iOS or Android device? Have you cleared the app's cache, to see if that helps?

  • Tigercomp's avatar
    Tigercomp
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago
    On iOS - just after clearing cache I got the same pop up:) App reinstall don’t work.
  • Jjph's avatar
    Jjph
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago
    Your case is exactly the same as mine. Support team has been very kind and forwarded the case to engineers but nothing’s been solved and I stopped receiving feedback from them
  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    3 years ago

    Hey Jjph, would you mind sharing the ticket number for your communication with our support team, so we can check it out?

     

    And Tigercomp, it might sound trivial, but if you haven't already, can you also restart your device?

  • Tigercomp's avatar
    Tigercomp
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    I have this message on all iOS devices, restart don't help.

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Hi Tigercomp, could you send us a screenshot of the pop-up message you keep receiving? 

     

    Just make sure none of your personal info is visible there. Thanks! 

  • Tigercomp's avatar
    Tigercomp
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    Pop-up, after clicking on show I get "this link doesn’t exist". Every time i open dropbox or change between apps, on all iOS devices. 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    3 years ago

    Hey there Tigercomp, sorry to jump In here, but could you clarify your device's exact OS version and the version of the Dropbox mobile app installed there as well?

     

    Also, did you log out and back in again after clearing the app's cache? 

  • Tigercomp's avatar
    Tigercomp
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago
    iOS 17.0.2, Dropbox 348.2.4, yes - I have logged again after clearing cache.
  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    3 years ago

    One more thing here Tigercomp, do you see the same notification or shared content on the website as well if you check through a web browser? 

  • Tigercomp's avatar
    Tigercomp
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago
    No, I get this annoying message pop- up only in mobile apps.
  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    3 years ago

    Thanks for clarifying that for me Tigercomp 

     

    May we reach out via email to have a further look internally at this point?

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