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jmsgwd
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9 years ago
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"Please enable browser-cookies..." message when trying to view file contents in browser

Hi, I can log in to dropbox.com and browse my folder structure, but when I click on a .txt file to view its contents I get the following error message:   "Please enable browser-cookies to use the Dr...
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    jmsgwd
    8 years ago

    Just a quick update to say, this issue appears to be resolved.

     

    I can now view text files in dropbox.com using the current version of Chrome on macOS without any issues.

     

    I don't know what changed, but I assume something got fixed, in the dropbox.com website, or in Chrome, or somewhere.

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Mark
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9 years ago
Have you checked that you've not accidentally told Chrome to block cookies from Dropbox?
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jmsgwd
Collaborator | Level 8
8 years ago

Just a quick update to say, this issue appears to be resolved.

 

I can now view text files in dropbox.com using the current version of Chrome on macOS without any issues.

 

I don't know what changed, but I assume something got fixed, in the dropbox.com website, or in Chrome, or somewhere.

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