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alessandra_1897
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Cannot sign in to the Dropbox application on Windows using "connect a computer"

Hello I have trouble signing in on the windows. I used the "connect a computer" on my phone app, which worked for the browser, but no matter how much I tried, the app won't sign in. The erro...
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    alessandra_1897
    2 years ago

    No, I had to reset my password, which was unfortunate :))
    Thanks for your time.

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Hannah
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2 years ago

Hey alessandra_1897, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

If you manually sign in, using your Dropbox credentials, are you getting the same error message?

 

Have you tried uninstalling the Dropbox application, restarting your computer and then reinstalling it, to see if that helps?

 

Let me know and we'll go from there.

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    alessandra_1897
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    Unfortunately, it didn't work.

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      Hannah
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      2 years ago

      Did manually signing in not work either, Alessandra?

       

      Are you getting the same error?

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        alessandra_1897
        Helpful | Level 5
        2 years ago

        No, I had to reset my password, which was unfortunate :))
        Thanks for your time.

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