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jbneubauer
3 years agoNew member | Level 2
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...
jmsgrime
11 months agoHelpful | Level 6
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...
Nancy
Dropbox Community Moderator
11 months agoHey 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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