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categreen's avatar
categreen
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Files won't open in Chrome or Safari

Hi, I'm having the same issue as a lot of other people - when I try to access a file eg. Word online, a new window opens but this is blank. I can no longer open to edit and save in Dropbox without downloading the file and re-uploading. Dropbox no longer working on Safari, so have switched to Chrome. Have tried clearing cookies/ cache etc as per advice on other posts but this has not changed anything. Have checked for laptop updates - none available. This problem has been ongoing for a number of weeks. Thanks, Cate

  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
    4 years ago
    I see, thanks for clarifying that categreen!

    I could suggest disconnecting the Microsoft Online apps from your Dropbox account, and then reconnecting to see if that helps.

    This won't affect how you can use/edit the files locally on your computer, so your current workaround can still be used.
     
    You can find the steps on how to do this here.
  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    Hey there categreen; welcome to our Community and sorry to hear about this.

    Can you please let me know if you get any different results on an incognito or private browsing window with no extensions and plugins running?

    Thanks so much, Cate. 
    • categreen's avatar
      categreen
      Explorer | Level 3

      Hi Walter, thanks - yes Chrome was set to Incognito, so I changed this to allow all cookies etc to see if this would fix the problem, but there is no change. I have been a dropbox user for years without any problems and without changing my settings. I can't understand why now it is not working for so many people?

       

      Cate

      • Daphne's avatar
        Daphne
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        Would you mind sending a screenshot of the error that you're getting categreen?

        Also, which version of Safari are you using?

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