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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 cookies/history
- tried in incognito mode
- disabled the firewall temporarily
- tried in different browsers
- made sure pop ups are allowed in the browser
- Allowed cookies to be run on the site
- ensured the browser was up to date (Using Chrome)
I keep getting this error and am unable to log into Dropbox
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- John Bingley10 months agoHelpful | Level 5
I am having the exact same problem. i have tried the puzzles and the arrows will not move the person to the correct chair and when tried the audio option i was always failed at the last question.
What on earth is going on?
- Nancy10 months ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi everyone! I wanted to let you know that our team is aware of this issue and they’re actively working on a fix.
Thank you all for reporting this and for your patience so far.
- dch0jmh10 months agoNew member | Level 2
Well, it was 4 days ago that you said the team is "working on a fix". I've hit the same problem today, with both the "seats in chairs" one and the audio. I've wasted upwards of an hour on it.
Each one goes through 10 challenges, which each takes many clicks or much waiting. Even if it says I've passed, it just goes back to the beginning.
I have literally never seen captchas this lengthy before. And they don't even work.
- raaaadrop10 months agoNew member | Level 2
This utter nonsense popped up.
- This a user-hostile captcha mechanism.
- There is no option for audio-verification, so it's impossible for blind people to answer
- It DOES NOT WORK -I've had to do it twice and it failed both times
- This was on the checkout page and IT BLOCKED ME FROM BUYING A DROPBOX SUBSCRIPTION!
You're playing yourself here. This is not security, this is something else. It's absolutely ridiculous.
Tech notes: Firefox, adblock turned OFF, 2FA fully setup
- raaaadrop10 months agoNew member | Level 2
I absolutely hate these stupid games puzzles. They are bad and you should feel bad for ever implementing them. I couldn't subscribe to a dropbox plan because of them.
- Hannah10 months ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey dch0jmh and raaaadrop, thanks for chiming in here.
I completely understand where you're coming from and your feedback has been passed along.
We'll make sure to keep you updated with any news.
- mas1250910 months agoHelpful | Level 6
On this comment, I'm closing my account.
I've moved my files elsewhere - as soon as this discussion is closed (I'm the one that opened it, I don't want to impact other users) I deleting my account completely.
It has been a week, but instead of resolving the problem, the situation is getting worse. "Understanding" and "passing along" are not enough, I'm not waiting weeks for someone to realize they have to go to the logs of the days where everything was working right, and do a simple copy and paste.
I'm hoping other users will get to the same conclusion - if Dropbox doesn't care for users to be able to access their account, then the accounts shouldn't be there.
- dch0jmh10 months agoNew member | Level 2
I'm on the same page, mas12509
But please don't do anything that would delete this thread, as lots of people have been redirected from other threads to post here and it seems to be the best/only chance of making our feelings felt.
I've been loyal to Dropbox for many years now, but this insanity is close to breaking the camel's back.
- mas1250910 months agoHelpful | Level 6
Absolutely dch0jmh, the account will stay open to support the thread.
No way I'll keep using Dropbox after this through, this level of total indifference regard users is something I don't tolerate.
- anna33410 months agoExplorer | Level 3
dropbox captcha is little tricky. I took me half hour to solve.
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