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gherson's avatar
gherson
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
Solved

"A JavaScript error occurred in the main process"

Initially Capture was working on a Windows 10 laptop, then I believe that the user attempted a reinstall of Capture without realizing it, and now the laptop is unable to run Capture:  Javascript erro...
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  • Mike DBX's avatar
    Mike DBX
    3 years ago

    Hello all,

     

    We released a fix for this issue on July 6th, 2023 in v103.9.0 of Capture.  For anyone who experienced this issue before that date, please try installing Capture again from https://www.dropbox.com/capture 🙂

gherson's avatar
gherson
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

The user set up a user account at dropbox.com when the Capture install needed her to, but the Dropbox Desktop app was never installed on the laptop.  I confirmed that many ways:  Start menu, running tasks, Windows registry:  None had a mention.

Megan's avatar
Megan
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3 years ago

Hey gherson, would it be okay if I reach out via email, in order to have a closer look into this? 

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

    yes Megan and anyone else who'd rather not post (in favor of me posting a summary of the solution, as I understand it).

    • Megan's avatar
      Megan
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      3 years ago

      Hi gherson, I just sent you an email. 

       

      Reply back to me, and we'll take it from there. 

       

      Cheers!

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