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MG194
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
Solved

100s of the same 'permission' notifications on my desktop all day long for several months now

Can someone help me stop getting same permission messages from dropbox all day long - no matter what I do they just keep on showing every few min/hours - I want to know what is going on and how to pe...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    3 years ago

    This is a quite outdated version of the app MG194 - could you update to the latest version from this page directly and let us know how it goes? 

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Walter
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3 years ago

HI there MG194 - sorry to jump in here, but could you clarify your device's exact OS version and the version of the Dropbox desktop app installed there as well?

 

If you happen to be running any antivirus, firewall or VPN/proxy setting on your computer, could you disable them temporarily to see if that helps? 

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MG194
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Windows 10 Pro 22H2
DB 180.4.4912

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    This is a quite outdated version of the app MG194 - could you update to the latest version from this page directly and let us know how it goes? 

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      MG194
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 years ago

      Done.👍 Will let you know.

      • MG194's avatar
        MG194
        Explorer | Level 4
        3 years ago

        Yeah! First day after a couple of months without annoying dropbox notifications - It looks like all I needed was an update!! 🤪

         

        Thank you for your support guys, YOU'RE THE BEST! 🙏

    • MG194's avatar
      MG194
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 years ago

      Yeah! First day after a couple of months without annoying dropbox notifications - It looks like all I needed was an update!! 🤪

       

      Thank you for your support guys, YOU'RE THE BEST!


      • Megan's avatar
        Megan
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        3 years ago

        Awesome news MG194!

         

        If you need anything else, don't hesitate to let us know! 😎

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