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obmunh
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
"Something went wrong" error when searching for files using Firefox
I have been experiencing for already a few weeks (if not even more) problems with the search function in the website. Any attempt at a search always returns the following:
I have been sear...
- 2 years ago
There isn't much else we can request, since it seemed to work in the private browsing mode normally.
The usual things that can prevent the site from working are extensions and plugins, and other built-in features in browsers which might prevent scripts or something to that effect.
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
2 years agoThere isn't much else we can request, since it seemed to work in the private browsing mode normally.
The usual things that can prevent the site from working are extensions and plugins, and other built-in features in browsers which might prevent scripts or something to that effect.
obmunh
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
OK, interesting. Full browser cleanup, no diff. Still showing the same search error. Went one by one on my extensions, and guess what: disabling the "return YouTube dislikes" extension in Firefox fixed it :D. Solved!
(surprised I cannot seem to find other references to this problem for other people in the web)
- Jay2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Yes, most likely that extension was doing something with scripts, which affected the Dropbox site somehow.
I'm glad to hear that you were able to resolve this matter!
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