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ScooterKP's avatar
ScooterKP
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

TERRIBLE SUPPORT SERVICE

I am extremely angry with the unbelievably bad service from Dropbox.

The Support Team in Australia as NO WAY OF CONTACTING their own Restorations Specialists team in the US.

Having opened a ticket 4 days ago, I have not had my issued solved, I have emailed the US consultant repeatedly for an update (he told me it would take an hour to restore my lost job folders, 3 days ago), I have called the Support team repeatedly for a status report but they have told me they have no internal communication with the other department. HOW CAN THIS BE POSSIBLE?

I am paying top dollar for Dropbox Business for the assurance of seemless business operation but yet no one can tell me what is happening, I am not receiving replies to my emails, and nobody by phone can give me an update. 

I cannot work without my files. I wrongly believed that storing them in Dropbox alone they would be secure.

Does anyone know how I can reach I higher level of management to speak to someone who can help?

  • Hi ScooterKP,

    I've taken over your support case and am working on your restorations request now. Sincere apologies for the delays in processing the restoration thus far - I'll follow up with you on progress via the support ticket you created. 

    Frank

  • Simen M.'s avatar
    Simen M.
    Explorer | Level 4
    I can also confirm, Dropbox support is terrible, their responses take for ever, days between, and the answers so far have been generic and of little help. In the end I had find a way around the issues myself. So much for a payed service.
    • huthbot's avatar
      huthbot
      New member | Level 2

      I am lost in the DB system. Some reason my personal account is linked to a business account that is no longer active even though the contact and billing info are personal. I just now upgraded to a business account (how can I upgrade to a business account if they say Im already part of a business account?). But some how I upgraded, of course the payment processed and now it shows no chat option. Thats false advertising. I even messaged someone at sales and they said you have to wait for an email reply. 

      • Lusil's avatar
        Lusil
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        Hey there huthbot, I'd be more than happy to help look into this with you!

        It sounds like you may be part of a free team. 

        If you are only a member, you can leave it by following the steps mentioned at the bottom of this article

        Could you give it a try and let me know how it goes?
  • ScooterKP's avatar
    ScooterKP
    Helpful | Level 5

    Does anyone know how to contact senior management at Dropbox?

    I was referred by the Australian "Support" team to a Restoration Specialist from another department.

    I had one encouraging email from a specialist call Jay 3 days ago say that it would take an hour to fix my problem. 3 days later, it is still not fixed, he is not responding to my email enquiries regarding status.

    I have called the Australian Support Team each day only to be told they do not have any contact with the other departments, so cannot tell me how my ticket is progressing.

    Where do I go from here? Can a senior manager contact me please who has access communication with all departments to resolve my problem immediately?

    I am on a Business Plan and am shocked to find both that my files are not secure within Dropbox and there is no effective support from the company. 

    • Lusil's avatar
      Lusil
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      Sorry to hear that, ScooterKP

      Initially, please note that I've moved your second post here so as to keep troubleshooting efficient for you. 

      As per your concern, I was able to locate your ongoing communication with a specialized member of my team and have passed your comments along to them. I can see that they replied to you via email, so please check your inbox for their latest message. Rest assured, they'll do their best to assist you.

      In the meantime, if there's anything else I can help with, don't hesitate to give me a shout. Thank you in advance!

  • martinboul's avatar
    martinboul
    Explorer | Level 4

    I have the same terrible experience.

    Am waiting for a reply now since march 16 and still no reply, while I  am paying more than 800 Euros per year for a business account, without any service.

    Am looking for an other product because I dont want to pay for nothing.

     

    • Emma's avatar
      Emma
      Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager

      Hi martinboul, I'll take a look at this for you. Could you let me know what the issue was?

  • Frank_S's avatar
    Frank_S
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hi ScooterKP,

    I've taken over your support case and am working on your restorations request now. Sincere apologies for the delays in processing the restoration thus far - I'll follow up with you on progress via the support ticket you created. 

    Frank

    • ScooterKP's avatar
      ScooterKP
      Helpful | Level 5
      Thanks Frank. It’s great to hear back from somebody! I have replied to you via email and I trust this will be resolved quickly.

      All the best -
  • SteveRuem's avatar
    SteveRuem
    Explorer | Level 4

    Chat button doesn't work, no answers in Community that work. I guess DB doesn't care if we go over to Google Drive.

    • Megan's avatar
      Megan
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

      Hey SteveRuem, I'm sorry to hear you're having some trouble with this. 

      Could you please elaborate on the issue you are experiencing?

      I would appreciate it in order to realize what could be causing this and help as much as possible.

      Thank you!

      • SteveRuem's avatar
        SteveRuem
        Explorer | Level 4

        Get an alert that says: Couldn't start Dropbox. This is usually because of a permissions error. Storing your home folder on a network share can also cause and error. 

         

        then this:

         

        bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox
        bn.VERSION: 131.4.3968
        bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 48
        bn.is_frozen: True
        machine_id: 04287033-6406-5552-bf1c-f7e634064aef
        pid: 27863
        ppid: 1
        uid: 502
        user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='steveruemmele', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=502, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Steve Ruemmele', pw_dir='/Users/steveruemmele', pw_shell='/bin/bash')
        effective_user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='steveruemmele', pw_passwd='********', pw_uid=502, pw_gid=20, pw_gecos='Steve Ruemmele', pw_dir='/Users/steveruemmele', pw_shell='/bin/bash')
        euid: 502
        gid: 20
        egid: 20
        group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', '_serialnumberd'])
        effective_group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='staff', gr_passwd='*', gr_gid=20, gr_mem=['root', '_serialnumberd'])
        DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH: None
        cwd: '/'
             real_path='/'
                    mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
             parent mode=0o40755 uid=0 gid=0
        HOME: '/Users/steveruemmele'
        appdata: '/Users/steveruemmele/.dropbox/instance1'
                 real_path='/Users/steveruemmele/.dropbox/instance1'
                        mode=0o40700 uid=502 gid=20
                 parent mode=0o40700 uid=502 gid=20
        dropbox_path: '/Users/steveruemmele/Dropbox (Personal)'
                      real_path='/Users/steveruemmele/Dropbox (Personal)'
                            mode=0o40700 uid=502 gid=20
                      parent mode=0o40755 uid=502 gid=20
        sys_executable: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
                        real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox'
                              mode=0o100755 uid=502 gid=20
                        parent mode=0o40755 uid=502 gid=20
        trace.__file__: '/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
                        real_path='/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/python-packages.zip/dropbox/client/ui/common/boot_error.pyc'
                              not found
                        parent not found
        tempdir: '/var/folders/gs/ym1b1wcn7tz_wd32nrglfnzm0000gp/T'
                 real_path='/private/var/folders/gs/ym1b1wcn7tz_wd32nrglfnzm0000gp/T'
                        mode=0o40700 uid=502 gid=20
                 parent mode=0o40755 uid=502 gid=20
        Traceback (most recent call last):
          File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 808, in wrapper
          File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 6525, in finish_dropbox_boot
          File "dropbox/client/message_queue.pyc", line 307, in _wrapped
          File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 6052, in _init_components_for_account
          File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 5976, in create_sync_engine
          File "dropbox/sync_engine_boundary/factory.pyc", line 226, in make_sync_engine
          File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/sync_engine.pyc", line 280, in __init__
          File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/modern_client/modern_client.pyc", line 219, in __init__
          File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/modern_client/base.pyc", line 152, in __init__
          File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/thin_adapter/in_proc.pyc", line 217, in __init__
          File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/thin_adapter/in_proc.pyc", line 587, in _init_new_engine_locked
          File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/thin_client/client.pyc", line 182, in __init__
          File "desktop/extensions/nucleus/nucleus_python.pyx", line 76, in nucleus_python.NucleusSyncEngine.__cinit__
        nucleus_python.SyncEngineError: "Initializing engine |>> Initializing filesystem |>> Attempting to register icons |>> Opening dst |>> open syscall |>> Permission denied"

         

  • GilbertX's avatar
    GilbertX
    Explorer | Level 4

    Dear KP

    I cannot get any contact - I am in the UK - can I have the number of the US consultant please or a working email address ?

    I cannot understand this Company - it used to work well but now its crap - likely they appointed some MS nerd CEO with orders to

    screw it up so that onedrive could flourish.

    The software did not work well with Windows 10 - I could never tell what it was doing - the green icon was missed and  the replacement was always dropping off the icon tray.

    Now they would like me to upgrade but I cannot find out about my existing space - I can log in to my account - but the file size

    count does not agree with windows count (Drobox is bigger by 3GB) .

    They have a  chat line for "Can I help you pick a plan" ie for sales but not for support.

    It cannot be difficult to manage a support service when the original product was so stable.

    Hope you or someone can respond.

    Best

    Gilbert

     

    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      Hi GilbertX, you can see your current plan on this page on your account.

      If it's a paid account, then you should be able to contact the support team directly from this link.

      Once you get a ticket ID from the automated response, please let me know the number here so I can locate it in our system!
    • GilbertX's avatar
      GilbertX
      Explorer | Level 4

      Dear Jay

       

      Thanks for getting back to me quickly .

      My account in the early afternoon was a Personal Axxount.

      I finally succeeded in getting in  on my own from the UK site  - a web search gave me pages with error 404 when I asked for help

      - do you know how bad this looks and what a waste of time this is.

      Look you need to:

      1) put the Support portal on the  main Dropbox.com web page and then automatically re-direct to support pages

      2) put the account size details in  my account so that when I log-in I can see what is going on with my space

      3) simplify the support pages so that the user knows where to look for things - make it have an intuitive interface

      4) Have a chat service for Support

      I believe 2) used to work in the way I have described.

      I have been a customer for roughly a decade and today despite the frustration I bought the simplest plan thus becoming a paying customer. Now is that good or is it good!

      You need to be slicker and sort out the W10 problems.

      Gilbert 😊

  • floatstorage's avatar
    floatstorage
    New member | Level 2

    I, too, would LOVE to talk to someone in Support Services.  I have a problem that does not fit into any of the categories listed.  It has to do with a computer crash on a MAC Desktop, and how the recovery process absolutely screwed up everything on my MAC when it was eventually restored.  I am a relative novice and I do not know how to get it back "in sync" especially as I have added new files and folders to the MAC side since the crash.  I am even willing to PAY for this support service.  I am that desperate!  PLUS, I have since also purchased a MAC Book Pro that I would like whatever we do on my MAC Desktop, duplicated on it.  And if you want to listen to a story on the crash and how Apple mishandled the recovery using their TimeMachine program, I'll be happy to tell you but you better have about an hour!

  • Ianfazer's avatar
    Ianfazer
    New member | Level 2

    I never knew that Dropbox support would be this horrendous. Getting help from them is so difficult and there seems to be no urgency from them in resolving the issues we face. Just your typical generic email replies such as "our engineers are looking into it" and thats that. It's coming close to about 2 weeks now and issue is still not resolved. 

     

    I have been a dropbox customer for close to 10 years now and is on a dropbox business advance plan. Previously, we were on a reseller but this time, we decided to go directly with dropbox instead. Here's where my nightmare started. 

    I was advised to create a new account and thereafter, port over my team and files using the trusted team option and proceed to disband my current account - which i dutifully did. 

    Once done, none of my team were able to join in as team members and our files weren't able to be ported over. 

    We emailed and call support and all that we get were just generic email replies. They don't understand the urgency of the matter despite me telling them that we needed this to be resolved asap as my business is severely impacted by their delay. I offered them what can i do to help expedite this such as screen sharing, going into the issue in details etc but no response. 

     

    They lack empathy and don't seem to understand that businesses and livelihoods are at stake here. 

     

    2 weeks have almost passed but we have yet to make any progress. I truly regretted renewing my account with dropbox (I got a much better deal with Onedrive which i now regretted my decision) knowing this is the kind of support dropbox provides.

     

    To all others out there, think again should you need to purchase or renew your account with dropbox. When all is good, dropbox is wonderful. But when you need is assistance, dropbox don't give a **bleep** about you. 

    • Mark's avatar
      Mark
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

      Sadly. I can only agree. 

       

      I have a ticket that isnt resolved after 8 months just randomly closed. Had it reopened and based on this post just gone back to check and its just been closed again without comment/resolution

      • Megan's avatar
        Megan
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hi Ianfazer, I hope you're doing well this Monday! 

        I managed to locate your ticket in our system and passed your comments onto our support agents working on this. 

        Your words have been quite helpful, and I will do everything I can to ensure that your voice is heard. Sorry that this wasn't the experience you had in mind, and hope to change it in the future. 

        Also, Mark, would you like to share your ticket number with me, so I can investigate further? 

        Thank you both.

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