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kristine_gal
Explorer | Level 4
9 years ago
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Desktop app says I'm offline and is connecting all the time, even though there's a connection

Dropbox has stop syncing, yesterday i received a notification that i have to re-install my dropbox. I have re-installed dropbox in my computer but after installation, it says connecting until now. Af...
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  • as1590's avatar
    as1590
    9 years ago
    kristine_gal wrote:

    I've tried to click the "unlink this dropbox" from the dropbox preferences but i was unable to click the button.



    I had the same problem, but I think I managed to solve it in the following way:
    1.-go to preferences
    2.- proxy servers
    and in proxy settings, select "no proxy"

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as1590
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
kristine_gal wrote:

I've tried to click the "unlink this dropbox" from the dropbox preferences but i was unable to click the button.



I had the same problem, but I think I managed to solve it in the following way:
1.-go to preferences
2.- proxy servers
and in proxy settings, select "no proxy"

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din
New member | Level 2
9 years ago

same with me... after click "no proxy" then everything back to normal... problem solve... 

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