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TechManager
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

"Reconnecting to the Internet...This may take a moment" in desktop app

Uninstalled and reinstalled the application... Whitelisted everything as mentioned in this document: https://help.dropbox.com/security/official-domains   Still says: Reconnecting to the Interne...
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Walter's avatar
Walter
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2 years ago

In that case, could you try a simple reinstall and let us know if this persists pcp812 ?

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pcp812
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
Walter wrote:

In that case, could you try a simple reinstall and let us know if this persists pcp812?

Tried it. Didn't even need to restart for the issue to crop up this time, happened after waking the computer from sleep mode. Two hours after waking it, it's still "Reconnecting to the internet."

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