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VIVIAN5
5 years agoExplorer | Level 4
ZIP FILE DOWNLOADS ERROR
I'm using Chrome and trying to download Dropbox folders to my Mac (Monterey version OS 12.0.1 ) and getting an error message: ERROR 79 Inappropriate file type or format. It worked fine before updat...
- 4 years ago
I found a way around it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6--dQQ9U1fs
lingoliz
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
I found a way around it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6--dQQ9U1fs
mcreston
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
this problem is not SOLVED! please do not let a terminal work around excuse dropbox from fixing this and making it work. I pay hundreds of dollars a year and have for years for a business account and having to use terminal every time I want to unzip something is INSANE
- katkhalifa4 years agoNew member | Level 2
Apparently this only works with Safari. As of today, I get the same error as everyone else when I try to download using Chrome or Firefox. (Mac with Monterey)
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