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ThuyHang's avatar
ThuyHang
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

A shared link sent by my friend gives a "that didn't work for some reason" error.

When I click on the link sent by my friend, the screen appears like this while before I could still open the link normally. Please let me know what's wrong with my account and how to solve it, thank you.

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Hey ThuyHang, and thanks for your post. 

     

    Can you share a few more details on the shared link that gives this error?

     

    Has your friend tested it on their end and it works fine? They’ll need to open the shared link while NOT being logged into their Dropbox account to make sure it works.

     

    Is there any chance they’ve deleted the file it links to or the shared link itself? 

     

    Finally, do you have any other shared links that you can double check to make sure this isn’t happening for all of them? 

     

    Keep me posted for more info.

  • ThuyHang's avatar
    ThuyHang
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    - My friend tested it on their side and it works fine.
    - I don't think there's any chance they deleted the file it linked to or the shared link itself.
    - I don't have any other shared links that I can double check.

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Hey ThuyHang, does it work if you open it from a different browser or a private browsing window?

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