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Valerie607
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2 years ago

Received shared link is giving me an error 'something went wrong'

I received a link to a dropbox folder from a potential employer and when I click the link, it required me to create an account, which I did.  Then I get an error page with a bulldog on it telling me ...
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Valerie607
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I can only assume he has a business/team account but I only have a personal account.  I would have had edit rights as he wanted me to create something within it.  I have tried clearing cache and have also tried separate browser as well as separate window in same browser.

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Walter
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2 years ago

If you're still getting the same error, you can ask the employer to check if the file or folder the link points to has been deleted or share a new link with you Valerie607 

 

Keep me posted! 

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