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Clangdon
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8 years ago
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Unable to open files synced to computer

Hi -  I've been using dropbox for a few  months now and it has been aweseome -  I've got a distributed team of 10 people working across the country - and we've been sharing files on Dropbox witho...
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  • Norah's avatar
    Norah
    8 years ago
     
    Hi Clangdon, I’m sorry to hear you are still experiencing this issue and thank you for the additional information.
     
    Try quitting the Dropbox application by using the steps below:
     
    • Click the Dropbox icon in your system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac/Linux)
    • Click on the gear icon in the Notifications panel and select "Quit Dropbox"
     
    You may want to check other applications or components of your Operating System that could be causing this. If the issue persists when Dropbox is completely closed, this suggests that the cause is related to something outside of the Dropbox application.
     
    Let me know how it goes!
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Clangdon
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

thank you  Jane ! 

yes everyone is getting the same error messate.  Mac, PC, everyone. 

we've all been using Dropbox for a few months and eveything was fine until a couple of days ago - and now i'm getting people calling me saying they can no longer open the files stored on DropBox 

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Clangdon
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    Clangdon
    New member | Level 2
    8 years ago

    is there a phone number i can call???

    this is a serious problem.  since february, its all been good.  peeople have been sharing files using dropbox.  

    now, suddenly, no one can open the files that have been stored on dropbox - and now everyone is pissed ... at ME :( !!!

    can we open the files if i upgrade to "premium" ???  I am desperate and would do almost anything to make dropbox start working again.  

    my team has a HUGE deadline Friday and are really really f*d if i can't get this thing to start working again - 

    • Norah's avatar
      Norah
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      8 years ago
       
      Hi Clangdon, I’m sorry to hear you are still experiencing this issue and thank you for the additional information.
       
      Try quitting the Dropbox application by using the steps below:
       
      • Click the Dropbox icon in your system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac/Linux)
      • Click on the gear icon in the Notifications panel and select "Quit Dropbox"
       
      You may want to check other applications or components of your Operating System that could be causing this. If the issue persists when Dropbox is completely closed, this suggests that the cause is related to something outside of the Dropbox application.
       
      Let me know how it goes!
      • Norah's avatar
        Norah
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        8 years ago
         
        Hey Clangdon, hope you're doing great!
         
        Just checking back with you, have you tried quiting Dropbox app following the steps provided?
         
        Additionally, I ran a small search on my end and I was able to locate your open request on our system which is being handled by a higher level of Support. 
         
        In case you have any further inquiries, let me know here and I'll check back with you.
         
        Thanks in advance for your cooperation!

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