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Gunsnrosie
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7 years ago
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There was a problem completing this request

I am getting this error today when attempting to open files through desktop browsers as well as via the mobile app. I have tried two different browsers on my laptop (Firefox 64.0 and Chrome 71.0.3578...
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  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    7 years ago
    Thanks for all your reports, everyone! In order to keep all your concerns collected and to troubleshoot efficiently, your comments concerning this matter were brought together under this thread. 
     
    I just wanted to mention that, as our status page also mentions: all systems operational. Should you experience any further issues with this, please don’t hesitate to get back to us. Cheers! :grin:
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mshappee
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

I was able to email them with the error message and the fact that others in the community are having the same issue. 

 

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Lusil
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7 years ago
Thanks for reporting this, everyone!
 
The team has been informed and are looking into this. You can find more info about this through our status page:
“Most parts of the Dropbox platform are experiencing an outage. We’re working to fix the problem as quickly as we can. We’ll share another update shortly.”
 
Thanks in advance for your patience on this!
  • R_A_D's avatar
    R_A_D
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    Seems similar, but I'm getting from Windows Explorer from a folder I'm needing to share...

    "Dropbox couldn't complete your request.
    We encountered an unexpected error."

    Not tied to a browser, though I see an issue there as well...

     

    Actually got a chuckle out of the message having written a lot of code ... are errors ever expected?  Usually we fix / handle them if they are.

     

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    ohiostrat
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    they said system is down

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