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ElenaMerk
5 years agoHelpful | Level 6
No Access to Dropbox
When I try to open the dropbox page from my laptop, I get the error that this site can't be reached. I checked my connection and I can get access through my mobile phone with the same connection. I made multiple restarts. I checked my antivirus settings. Nothing seems to work. I also tried from multiple browsers. I still get the error in all of them! Iam now texting you from my mobile phone. Please help!!!!
- Found it! After a long search. There was blocked from the hosts file. I deleted it from there and now I am fine.
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- ElenaMerk5 years agoHelpful | Level 6I also tried from multiple browsers. I still get the error in all of them! Iam now texting you from my mobile phone.
- ElenaMerk5 years agoHelpful | Level 6Found it! After a long search. There was blocked from the hosts file. I deleted it from there and now I am fine.
- Akash175 years agoNew member | Level 2I’m having the same problem how do solve it with the host file? Can you give step by step instructions thank you !!
- ElenaMerk5 years agoHelpful | Level 6Yes.
I have windows so you go to the search bar and cope paste this:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
You will find
the host file. Select it and open it with the notepad. Then when it's open search all the file (by pressing (ctrl+ F) and typing dropbox). If it exists there, it blocks you from accessing it so delete all links that contain it. I hope I was helpful. - Akash175 years agoNew member | Level 2Yeah I did this a little while ago and it worked thank you !
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