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ashton_vidico
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago
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Dropbox Paper Doc url keeps redirecting to a video on the page

I have a dropbox paper doc (which I can't share for confidentiality reasons), and every time I try to access it, the url redirects to a video which is embedded in the page.   This happens after 1...
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  • Emmet's avatar
    Emmet
    4 years ago

    Thank you for your patience in this matter. The Product team has informed us that this issue has been resolved, and you should no long experience this when using Dropbox Paper. 

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chadabc
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Nancy Any word on this? It is still occurring in every document that contains an embedded link.

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sdLightTreason
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Also seeing this behavior today

 

A temporary workaround: hitting the Stop button in your browser before the page finishes loading seems to prevent the redirect, hopefully giving you access to non-video stuff until this gets fixed

  • MartinVoorsmit's avatar
    MartinVoorsmit
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    Ah yes - Esc key during pageload works fine as a temporary workaround..!  Many thanks 💕

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    TJ_G
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    Nice. Thank you. 

    Took me a couple minutes to figure out that like button but there ya go! haha 👍 Like.

    • Emmet's avatar
      Emmet
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      4 years ago

      Thank you for your patience in this matter. The Product team has informed us that this issue has been resolved, and you should no long experience this when using Dropbox Paper. 

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