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I'm getting an error when loading Paper documents on the Dropbox site
Is anyone else having trouble opening documents in Paper? I just wanted to review a couple to determine if I was scrapping the associated projects or saving them, but the site keeps giving me errors when I try to open them. :/ I know the general... everything around Paper has been declining over the last couple years, but this is a new one for me. The error states: "How embarrassing… We experienced an error trying to load the current page." I've already emailed support, but curious how widespread it is and if it's just one more sign to abandon ship.
Microsoft Office files won't open for a specific user with an error
Integration Affected Microsoft Office Device Surface Laptop 5 Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 238.4.6075 Question or Issue One of our employees is experiencing an issue with opening files saved in Dropbox intermittently. Others are able to open the files and the user can usually open the file after a few minutes have passed. This happens both when a file was just modified by another user and when a file has not been modified in days and no one else has the file open. It also occurs if a file is saved with "Autosave" toggled on or toggled off. The user can open the file via the File Explorer context menu to open the file in Dropbox.com and then in PowerPoint/Excel/Word. Is there a way to fix this as the work around takes time and interferes with the employee's workflow.
Issues with sending a large quantity of files from a computer to a Dropbox folder with Handy backup
We are having issues with sending a large quantity of file from our computer to a dropbox folder. It works for the first 50 MB, then 1 file is skipped and the other files are send without any issues We are using Handy backup 8.5 We have a professional dropbox account with no storage issues STATUS:>08:54:04 Calculating data size... STATUS:>08:54:04 About to copy 69 files with approximate total size of 69.65 GB STATUS:>08:54:04 Processing root directory "__BACKUP"... ERROR:> 12:56:08 Dropbox: uploading file failed, status code 401 WARNING:>12:56:08 The error is ignored. It looks like it’s a security / bearer issue on having the connection open to long. After the error it looks like handy backup is connecting again, but skips the previous file. Is this a question about the HandyBackup's operation or about Dropbox's security/connection settings? Thanks! Integration Affected (Handy Backup) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (Windows 11)
"This file has been moved" error when trying to open Excel files in the Dropbox folder
Integration Affected Microsoft 365 (specifically Excel) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Question or Issue One of our users started getting errors yesterday when trying to open Excel documents that are stored within the Dropbox folder. The file opens, but brings up the following error: The file has not been moved, nobody else has this problem currently. It only happens when the file is within the dropbox folder on her computer. If we copy the file to a location outside of dropbox, it's fine. Searching the internet, it seems people who use Box (which I'm assuming is similar to Dropbox), are starting to have the same problem. It was reported in their community beginning on Nov 25, 2025 and more and more people are replying to it complaining of the same issue. A few different "fixes" were suggested by their IT which did not fix the problem and yesterday they say they have determined that it's a bug related to the latest Seamless Login release from Microsoft. Just throwing this out there in case it helps the issue to be resolved with Dropbox quicker. So far, only one of our team members is having this issue. Please help.
Data loss: Boxcryptor classic files no longer readable
Integration Affected Boxcryptor classic 1.7.1 Device irrelevant Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 237.4.5655 Question or Issue Dropbox decided to update to windows files recently. This Update without warning did a) block my PC for at least a day b) ended up corrupting my encrypted files which I no longer can read. Please advise how to restore my files. This is likely the same issue as here, Dropbox's latest update leads to no access to Boxcryptor files. Can't copy or open them. | The Dropbox Community but the solution described there is to rely on old undynched folders which I do not have. Also, the topic is closed and does not let me continue. Text files end up with error message "cannot open .." Pdf will lead to "No file Permission ..." Excel: etc..Getting an error backing up Dropbox files using BackupExec on Windows
Hi, We rely on Dropbox for making important business files available to remote colleagues. However, we also use Veritas Backup Exec to take daily copies of our entire network including Dropbox files and, up to now, it has worked perfectly, including our Dropbox files on disk. Having recently installed Windows Server 2025 (for running our network and BackupExec 2025) and with Windows 11 on all workstations, we find that attaching to our physical (Business) Dropbox files on the master hard drive causes the BackupExec backup to fail with the message: "Dropbox was not found or could not be accessed"; Completed Status: Failed Final Error: 0xe0008488 - Access is denied Final error category: Security Errors. This is despite all Dropbox folders & files being visible during backup selection. All network permissions are correct and verified and work perfectly for folders alongside the Dropbox folder. Please can somebody tell me what is different about the Dropbox folders on disk and how to fix this? Many thanks. StephenThere's no option to remove the Dropbox for Outlook add-in on Windows 11.
Hello, I'm trying to remove "Dropbox for Outlook" Addin from Microsoft Outlook (new, lite version) running on Windows 11. It should be as easy as clicking "Remove" from the "Manage your apps" setting, but it's missing for the Dropbox add-in. Desktop version of Dropbox used to be installed, but was uninstalled. Looking forward on any advice on how to remove it. Thanks
