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Believer's avatar
Believer
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago
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Dropbox Set Up takes forever to allow signing in

I installed dropbox on Windows 10 laptop and all went on well. However, when I click the icon to sign in, the "Set Up Dropbox" window keeps spinning forever without bringing the places for signing in. What do I do?

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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    7 years ago

    Of course there is  Believer  - I just sent you a brief message to your Dropbox associated email address (ticket with ID: 8967782) so we can work on this together.

    Take a look at my message and we'll take it from there.

    Thanks!

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

    Hey there Believer  - happy Monday and welcome to our forums!

    As you're having connection problems with the Dropbox application, kindly note that this usually means there is an antivirus, firewall, security program, proxy or VPN blocking the Dropbox desktop client - could you check if this is the case?

    Alternatively, you could disable those (firewalls, antivirus etc.) temporarily - just for troubleshooting's sake -  and run our offline installer for your Windows device from the page below: 

    https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Desktop-client-builds/Stable-Build-67-4-83/m-p/329873#M5201

    Keep me posted!

  • Believer's avatar
    Believer
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 years ago
    Dear Walter,

    Thanks for the prompt reply. I have tried all the above options. I even uninstalled the antivirus I had and installed the offline version the way it is to be done but there is just no change...
  • Believer's avatar
    Believer
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 years ago

    Walter I went through that step before contacting this page...it wasn't helpful either

  • Believer's avatar
    Believer
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 years ago

    Walter Is there any further technical support about this? I'm still waiting to hear from you. I badly need help!

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

    Of course there is  Believer  - I just sent you a brief message to your Dropbox associated email address (ticket with ID: 8967782) so we can work on this together.

    Take a look at my message and we'll take it from there.

    Thanks!

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    7 years ago
    Hi there Believer, I wanted to follow up here and see if you were able to resolve this in the end. If so, could you please let us know how?
     
    However, if you’re still experiencing some trouble with it or if you have any further queries, just give us a shout. Thanks!
  • Believer's avatar
    Believer
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 years ago
    Dear Lusil,

    Thanks for asking. The issue was solved. Thanks

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