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osubuckeye18e
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Requests to the server have been blocked by an extension

What does this error message mean and how do I get past it? I've never had this issue before, and it's regarding a shared file that my wife and I use every day. Thank you.

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    8 years ago

    That's actually not a Dropbox error. Most likely it's from Chrome, or another browser based on Chrome. One of your extensions/add-ons is probably blocking part of Dropbox. Clear your cache/browsing history and try again. You can also try Chrome in incognito mode, or try another browser.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    8 years ago

    That's actually not a Dropbox error. Most likely it's from Chrome, or another browser based on Chrome. One of your extensions/add-ons is probably blocking part of Dropbox. Clear your cache/browsing history and try again. You can also try Chrome in incognito mode, or try another browser.

    • gdad1100's avatar
      gdad1100
      New member | Level 2
      7 years ago

      Great advice! Thanks a lot...I have run into errors before where I can't figure out how to fix them. Paid some overpriced computer tech (Best Buy, Local PC repair, etc) only to have them tell me to sign out, do a cold boot and reenter my login information.

      Worked perfectly! Thanks for sharing.

       

       

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