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Hi guys. I just installed Dropbox Passwords to my iPhone and to Chrome as an extension running on my Mac. However the Chrome extension version says
"The Dropbox Passwords extension requires the desktop app to be installed. Please install the desktop app, then restart your browser."
This means I will not be able to use Dropbox Passwords service as an extension on any computer because I cannot install Dropbox desktop app on every computer that I wish to use Dropbox Passwords. Am I getting this wrong? Can someone enlighten me? I will go back to LastPass if so. 😞
Hey, @rolanddes, thanks for reaching out.
Currently, as mentioned here, for the Dropbox Passwords browser extension to work, the Passwords desktop app must be installed and running on the computer you’re using. Was the message that you received perhaps referring to that?
Let me know, and if you can include a screenshot of what you see there, in your reply, it would be great.
Cheers!
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I get the same message in Chrome and Brave. The Dropbox Password app is installed and running, but I am unable to use it.
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Tried all that and got the same result. Same error message.
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Hi, is there any solution to this problem? I'm having the same issues...
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Hello @Jay
How are we supposed to use Dropbox Passwords again since it cannot be installed anymore?
The getpasswords page only prompts us to install the browser extension, not the desktop app.
I uninstalled my desktop app due to the browser extension not finding it but now I can't install it at all so I'm completely stuck: I can't even use the app to manually copy/paste. What's happening with Dropbox Passwords? Can you unlock the situation by sending us a link to the desktop installer? Thanks.
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