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ema252
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

Error "We have paused your sharing activity. Your files may contain phishing items".

When I try to share a folder I get the following error: "Unable to share file: Error in call to API function /2/sharing/add_folder_member: We have paused your sharing activity. Your files may contain phishing items." I have tried to find solutions online but nothing seems to work. Can anyone help me? I can't even contact support. Thank you very much

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  • ema252's avatar
    ema252
    Explorer | Level 3

    Hi I checked all the files in the dropbox folder, but I didn't find anything suspicious. How can I solve the problem? I can't even contact support. Thanks

    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      Hi ema252, did you receive the email from my colleague, and were you able to reply to their email?

      • ema252's avatar
        ema252
        Explorer | Level 3

        hi, yes i also replied to the email. Do you have a way to unlock my account? please i'm desperate!

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hey ema252, welcome to our Community!

    It sounds like your sharing activity has been interrupted. You can read more about this here.

    Did you get an email from Dropbox informing you about this? If so, do you have an option there to click on the link in order to remove the suspension?

    Let us know what you find and we'll take it from there. 

    • ema252's avatar
      ema252
      Explorer | Level 3

      Hi Megan and thanks for your reply. Unfortunately I did not receive any email informing me of this suspension. I also checked my spam, but no email arrived. I also tried to read the information at the link you sent me, but I did not find any solution, except to contact support. Can you help me in any way?

      • Megan's avatar
        Megan
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hi ema252, I just sent you an email!

        I'll be happy to continue troubleshooting with you there. Thanks a bunch! 

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