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RuffValruff's avatar
RuffValruff
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Failed - Network Error - Unable to Download Files

Hi there,

I've just been sent through all of my photos and videos from my wedding by our photographer, but we're unable to download the video files and can only download the photos one by one, as whenever we attempt to download the videos or batch files of photos, we encounter "Failed - Network error" within a minute of starting the download.

 

I've checked other forums and followed other advice, but the same issues occurs on Chrome, Chrome Incognito, Edge and Opera Browser.

 

I'd greatly appreciate any assistance to how to fix this and download these! Thank you

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    Hi RuffValruff, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

    How large is the size of the folder with the images and videos?

    Do you have enough space on your own Dropbox account to add the shared link there?

    This will help me to assist further!
    • RuffValruff's avatar
      RuffValruff
      Explorer | Level 3

      Hi @Jay

       

      The video file we're attempting to download is 3.1 gbs, the folder of all of the photos is 10.3 gbs.

       

      My Dropbox can only support 2gbs currently, but I'm just after trying to direct download these files to my hard drive.

       

      Thanks

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        There is a possibility that a proxy, VPN, firewall, security software, or even ISP/router issues could be restricting traffic to the following  Dropbox domains

        Could you try checking each of these to see if they could be causing this behavior?
  • FireFox99's avatar
    FireFox99
    Explorer | Level 3
     

    Hello

    I haven't been able to download the files on my account since yesterday, i.e. the download speed is very slow so slow that after a few minutes the download stops and the message Network error appears!

    what happened?

    how can i fix it?

    I am using Win11 and Chrome Browser

    Thanks for your help

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      Hey FireFox99, thanks for reaching out to our Community.

       

      Have you tried downloading your files using a different browser, or a private browsing window, to see if that helps?

      • FireFox99's avatar
        FireFox99
        Explorer | Level 3

        it's slow downloading in the Chrome browser and from the app.

        how come?
        I've been using it for 2 years and it never happened

  • lhkimmd's avatar
    lhkimmd
    New member | Level 2

    When I attempt to download several files adding up to LESS than the 250 GB upper limit, I get the above message. Why would that be? How can I download multiple files?

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      Hey lhkimmd, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

       

      Does downloading from a different browser or in smaller batches help?

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