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MarthinGrobler
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

"check your internet connection and try again" When trying to share a file?

Trying to share a file, but when I enter some email addresses I get the following messages ""check your internet connection and try again". Other email addresses works 100%.  Working on a Macbook Pro...
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    Righ
    Explorer | Level 4
    6 years ago

    Same error, whether I share through the Dropbox App or the Finder.  I'm running Mac OS Catalina. Can't recall this error before. The e-mail addresses are marked in red highlight and the error "Check your internet connection and try again" appears below the address panel


    It works fine in the Dropbox webapp, so it can't be a real internet connection issue, since the same internet connection is used for the App, the Finder and my browser (Safari 14.0).

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