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elyograg
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

Dropbox ignoring proxy settings

Dropbox for WIndows, version  129.4.3571. My system, being a work laptop, has a proxy configured.  With the proxy configured, I could not link the dropbox windows app to my dropbox account.  When ...
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molposedra
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Have you tried disabling the firewall? Problems can often occur because the firewall blocks packets from Dropbox or packets from the proxy server. It is also best to use paid proxies for a stable connection. Free ones work very badly and cannot provide a reliable, stable network. I learned this after a lot of trial and error. Currently, I am using malaysia proxies that a good friend advised of mine. I have never had any problems with it yet with the free proxies. It will help solve your problem if you try to change your proxy server. I hope my comment will help you.

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