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WreckItTim1's avatar
WreckItTim1
Helpful | Level 7
2 years ago

Bug - "unable to sync" a file that is in an ignored folder.

I have a folder that is set to ignore such as here: https://help.dropbox.com/sync/ignored-files The folder properly does not sync and does not show up on my dropbox web or on any other synced devi...
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Aslak's avatar
Aslak
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

When I try do download I get the message that the "file was not available on the server"

If I try to use the standard installer I get more or less the same problem. "Validation of the downloaded file failed."

 

Jay's avatar
Jay
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2 years ago

Could you try downloading the installation file with another browser?

 

Do you have any proxy, VPN, firewall, security software, or even ISP/router settings that could be restricting traffic to the following Dropbox domains?

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