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Jojo26's avatar
Jojo26
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

"Error 403: disallowed_useragent" when trying to sign in to Dropbox to access Excel file

Please help. I'm using a Pixel 6 with Android version 12 updated 7/5/22. I was trying to open an excel file on Dropbox with Excel. It then brought me to this page saying "Sign in to Dropbox to ...
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  • Jojo26's avatar
    Jojo26
    3 years ago

    Sorry I don't know what happened, but when I tried the same thing today, it did not ask me what app to open the file with and directly opened it with Excel.
    It asked me if I would like to link Dropbox to either Microsoft or Google (I didn't read carefully), then the file opened without much problem.

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Hannah
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

Hey niky783, sorry to hear about this issue.

 

I have moved your post to this thread, which is about the same issue you're having.

 

If you take a look at the replies above, you'll find some troubleshooting steps and workarounds; can you try them and let me know how it goes?

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niky783
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago
I already tried these solutions but nothing. Also login with mail but nothing...
  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    2 years ago

    Hey niky783, sorry to jump in, but could you clarify what have you tried so far?

     

    For example, have you tried reinstalling both apps and/or clearing their cache? 

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