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I can access files on dropbox website, however on all computers utilizing smartsync, every time you try and open a file from the dropbox folder, it says "There was an error opening this doucment. The file cannot be accessed by the system."
I have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling dropbox and the same issue persisted. Same issue accross all computers in my office.
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This seems to only have become an issue today after Windows forced an update. I hope there is a resolution soon!
Smart Sync has started refusing to retrieve online only files on demand. The opening app returns an error that the file can't be read or is corrupted. I have to make them local to open the files. We are talking pdfs and word docs so small files. Tried rebooting and I have an internet connection, after all, I'm posting this. Windows Pro 1803 DB client 63.4.102
Same issue here, just started today 12/12/18. This is urgent.
Same here, though my PC has not recieved any updates recently from MS. I have those delayed out a couple of weeks.
Thumbnails also do not populate on online only files.
Same here. Proposed workaround does work but obviously is not a solution.
@Jay wrote:
Thanks for the reports, I’ve forwarded this info to our team to conduct an investigation on it as we speak.I’ll update you here when I receive an update on this matter.
Has this been escalated as level3 incident? This is a Global Wide issue. Apparently is related with a MS Update but is affecting lot of users with SmartSync.
I received a call from another 3 clients with the same issue. We already try disabling AV/Antimalware, same issue.
The only workaround is to right click and select the Smartsync / Local option so the users can download files/folders locally but this can be used only on temporary basis.
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