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qevon
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

Dropbox "unavailable in this region" why?

My boss is on a cruise ship. She keeps getting the message that Dropbox is "unavailable in this region" however she is not in one of the countries listed as restricted. She is in Australia. She has u...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    10 months ago

    Is the error coming from Dropbox itself, or, is it that the cruise ship is blocking it? 

     

    Has she tried using a VPN or seeing where her IP address is locating her - its possible she is being routed via one of those countries. 

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Mark
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10 months ago

Is the error coming from Dropbox itself, or, is it that the cruise ship is blocking it? 

 

Has she tried using a VPN or seeing where her IP address is locating her - its possible she is being routed via one of those countries. 

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    qevon
    New member | Level 2
    10 months ago

    I'm not sure but I will pass this on to her. Thanks so much for your reply.

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