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matt_maccormack
Explorer | Level 3
9 months ago
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Export screen keeps getting stuck

Suddenly I can no longer Export my DropBox files to any format: Markdown, PDF, etc. Every time I try to export, I keep getting stuck on the screen with the little wizard that says "Waiting to start....
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  • ForemanDev's avatar
    ForemanDev
    3 months ago

    Update: It just worked. I don't know if Dropbox did anything to fix their Export service, but I tried again after waiting an hour and I was able to export my Paper doc.

Walter's avatar
Walter
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9 months ago

Hey vmatsuk - sorry to hear about this.

This issue should be fixed now, so if you're still getting stuck at the same page, I'd recommend clearing your browser's cache and trying again. 

Let us know how it goes!

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danijacks
New member | Level 2
4 months ago

Hi Walter​ - I'm having the same issue. I tried clearing cache, incognito, and even different browsers. Dropbox always gets stuck on "preparing files for export." Thanks in advance for your help!

 

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    4 months ago

    Hi danijacks, thanks for the information you provided.

    As there could be a few reasons as to why this is occurring, In order to look into this matter in more detail, I'd recommend contacting the support team directly for them to investigate further.

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