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jbneubauer
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Dropbox captcha error

Your browser appears to be blocking dropboxcaptcha.com, which is required for authentication.   I ran a scan on my computer, and performed the following: restarted the computer cleared the...
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mas12509
Helpful | Level 6
9 months ago

Hi everyone! I have a problem I hope you can help me resolve.

I use my Dropbox free acount to move files from my phone to the office computer. They are personal things, so I can't install the app or login out of a private browser session. I have two-factors autentication active.

Dropbox makes me lose a lot of time in stupid games before login to prove I'm human. I'm not talking about reCAPTCHA here, but real games where you move people to the right chair and other crap like that.

How can I avoid this? It's ridicolous, if I wanted to play I will have open an account to a game site, not to personal cloudspace.

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jmsgrime
Helpful | Level 6
9 months ago

Same issue here. 

Completed 10 of these annoying captchas, it said I was human, then it said there was a problem and restarted. Team members having same issue. This was on a different account than the one I am signed into now, since the other account won't let me sign in! 

I have MFA enabled on my account, there is no reason I should be completing 10 captchas to sign in. Especially ones that don't work.

And no, signing in successfully in a different browser is not a "solution," as it's been marked in other threads. We pay for Dropbox, not "Dropbox via Chrome." I don't expect it to work perfectly in every single browser the world has to offer, but Firefox? Edge? These are some of the most widely-used browsers out there. A colleague experiencing the same issue tried logging in via Chrome, it had him complete ONE of these captchas and instantly let him in. Clear favourite...

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    Nancy
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    9 months ago

    Hey jmsgrime! If you’re part of a Dropbox team, can you please have your admin ensure that dropbox-api.arkoselabs.com is in the list of approved domains (as mentioned here)? 

    Other than that, can you please try the audio challenge instead and let me know if you’re still having trouble logging in to your account?

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