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"The download failed"

"The download failed"

sadiemaygj
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I am running a brand new Macbook pro on the latest OS. I have downloaded the installer file without issue, but when I run it, it says "the download failed" instantly. It retries every 10 seconds and fails. I have checked the FAQs and checked the security settings but there is no firewall or anti-malware software running. I have tried follwing the link to the offline downloader at https://www.dropbox.com/downloading?type=full but then the download does not start. If I click "restart download" I get a 404 file not found error in the browser.

 

I can't be the only person with this issue. I have both a personal and a business account on my user account, could this be causing an issue?

 

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helleskotta
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I had the same problem, but it seems to work with an offline file.

Michido
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but the problem now is that you cannot download the offline installer....

hughod
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Seems to be working now 🙂

Michido
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yes! 🙂
cool !

Gerard1
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doesn't work!  

cannot find the offline file page any more?

 

Gerard1
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It works with the downloaded file from the link! Thanks great.

jdressler
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The links worked, thank you very much!

Ed
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Hi all

Thanks for your patience on this matter. This issue is now fixed.



Ed G
Community Manager @ Dropbox
https://dropbox.com/support


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sadiemaygj
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Awesome thanks!

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