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jimdunn
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Dropbox app doesn't startup well with Windscribe VPN Firewall

I use the Windscribe VPN Firewall ON ALL THE TIME mode on my Windows 10 desktop.  I have to do a "delayed Dropbox startup" because the dropbox systray icon will go "gray" if it starts too fast.  I'm ...
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Jay
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Since it sounds like Windscribe itself is blocking the internet because it reconnects and blocks all traffic, this does affect the Dropbox desktop application.

 

There isn't much I can suggest except to quit and restart the app when your VPN has to reconnect.

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jimdunn
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

I don't know if this message will be read by anyone "higher up" at Dropbox... but the Dropbox competition does NOT have any problems on my machine while running Windscribe VPN.  Both GOOGLEDRIVE and ONEDRIVE work FINE !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!!  Maybe Dropbox needs to re-write their connection source code so it will properly detect and connect.  Because of this problem with Dropbox, I am being forced to move to OneDrive INSTEAD OF PURCHASING DROPBOX PREMIUM !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! !!!

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