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RCTopCat
6 years agoNew member | Level 2
I'm receiving an error message when using the desktop app, any help?
bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox bn.VERSION: 11.4.22 bn.DROPBOXEXT_VERSION: failed bn.is_frozen: True pid: 13451 ppid: 1 uid: 501 user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='superman', pw_passwd='********', pw...
- 6 years agoHey morla,Upon going to create a ticket for you to put you in contact with our team, I found your open ticket with one of our agents. They have recently reached out to you, please can you check your inbox when you have the chance and I will make sure to pass along your comments here.Also, I'd like to point you both to this thread here and ask if you can try the steps in the solution to see if this helps with your issues (RCTopCat).Let me know how it goes - Thanks!
Daphne
Dropbox Staff
Hey there RCTopCat,
I’d like to put you in contact with one of our specialists to assist you with this error message you’re seeing. If it’s okay with you, I can reach out through our Support channel to the email address associated with your Community profile.
Otherwise, if you have already submitted a ticket with our team, please feel free to let me know the ticket reference number (eg. #1234567) and I can follow up from there.
Let me know what works for you - Cheers!
morla
6 years agoNew member | Level 2
I'm having the same issue.
- Daphne6 years agoDropbox StaffHey morla,Upon going to create a ticket for you to put you in contact with our team, I found your open ticket with one of our agents. They have recently reached out to you, please can you check your inbox when you have the chance and I will make sure to pass along your comments here.Also, I'd like to point you both to this thread here and ask if you can try the steps in the solution to see if this helps with your issues (RCTopCat).Let me know how it goes - Thanks!
- jmgalindo5 years agoNew member | Level 2
Hello, Ive got the same issue, I cannot open the desktop app because of this error:
This is the text file that is generated in dropbox.
bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox
bn.VERSION: 102.4.431
bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 43
bn.is_frozen: True
machine_id: 9a09011f-8301-5dfd-a8a0-23d9f19a8c44
pid: 765
ppid: 1
uid: 501
user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='thethinkersproject', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Jose Galindo Montero', pw_dir='/Users/thethinkersproject', pw_shell='/bin/bash')
effective_user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='thethinkersproject', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=501, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Jose Galindo Montero', pw_dir='/Users/thethinkersproject', pw_shell='/bin/bash')
euid: 501
gid: 20
egid: 20
group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root'])
effective_group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root'])
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH: None
cwd: '/'
real_path='/'
mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
parent mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
HOME: '/Users/thethinkersproject'
appdata: '/Users/thethinkersproject/.dropbox/instance3'
real_path='/Users/thethinkersproject/.dropbox/instance3'
mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
parent mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
dropbox_path: '/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Dropbox (Mediapro)'
real_path='/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Dropbox (Mediapro)'
mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=80
parent mode=0o40775 uid=0 gid=80
sys_executable: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
mode=0o100755 uid=501 gid=20
parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
trace.__file__: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
not found
parent not found
tempdir: '/var/folders/7p/g_x0gcb11cz2jdy8mr4vf2140000gn/T'
real_path='/private/var/folders/7p/g_x0gcb11cz2jdy8mr4vf2140000gn/T'
mode=0o40700 uid=501 gid=20
parent mode=0o40755 uid=501 gid=20
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dropbox/client/authentication/manager.pyc", line 661, in _try_register_host
File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 7149, in check_for_reboot_and_deletedata_flags
File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 7141, in _sync_everything_check_for_reboot_and_deletedata_flags
File "dropbox/client/features/sync_everything/gating.pyc", line 280, in allowed_remote_account_delete
File "dropbox/foundation/stormcrow/machine.pyc", line 56, in get_variants_all_accounts
dropbox.foundation.stormcrow.NoStormcrowDataError: No data source object has been specified yetCan someone help me with this???
Thanks!
- Walter5 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi jmgalindo; thanks for joining our Community and happy Friday!
If you're still having this issue, please try a clean, advanced re-install as this might do the trick.
Keep us posted!
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