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itsjustme1
4 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Dropbox Passwords app does not send notifications to allow new device
Trying to log into my Dropbox passwords app….will not send notification to any device or computer to allow log in. Something glitched in their system the other day. Logged me out of all my account. I...
billiejjackson
Explorer | Level 3
I'm having the same issue on Firefox. On my macbook pro.
Jay
5 months agoDropbox Staff
Hi billiejjackson, have you tried the steps in the thread above to try to resolve the issue you're experiencing?
- pemagaley2 months agoNew member | Level 2
This has been discussed for more than a year and still no solution?
I got the same issue on Safari Mac OS and I am stuck now - Megan2 months agoDropbox Staff
Hey there, pemagaley!
Can you please follow the steps below, and let me know if they make any difference?
-Open the Terminal app
-Paste the following command: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -f -R /Applications/Safari.app
-Press Enter to run the command
-Restart Safari - jplatts2 months agoExplorer | Level 3
Hi,
Just tried this but it didn't help
- jplatts2 months agoExplorer | Level 3
No need, I’ve reset the account and started again. Looking through the community, it looks as though this issue has been around for a while and not been solved. I don’t have that many passwords saved, so it’s not a big issue. But a couple of things could’ve helped:
- users should be asked to create the password recovery file after creating the account. You have to go and find the option. I’ve done it now.
- there should be an easy way to SAVE the password recovery words, not just print it out. Who saves paper these days?
- Andrew B.5827 days agoExplorer | Level 3
So brand new install of windows, I only had the extension on this machine, so with a drive format,and then reinstall of windows and then firefox, my addon as of now is just the dropbox password manager as it contains all of my logins for my job... but it wants me to click a notification on "firefox windows" zero notifications come up, this is a new install... nothing is blocked or tweaked. so what gives? also the backup passwords I have from the dropbox site it's self are not even valid it tells me. so now the problem is, how to resolve this... as this is mission critical.
- Jay27 days agoDropbox Staff
Hi Andrew B.58, the notification that the prompt mentions would've been on the older Firefox browser, which is on the now-formatted Windows, so it would be impossible to get that notification now. It won't pop-up on the existing Firefox browser, since it is unknown to the Dropbox Passwords extension.
This means that the only option remaining, as you mentioned you have no other devices connected to your Dropbox Passwords account, would be to enter the recovery words. What is the exact error you got when entering the words?
- Andrew B.5827 days agoExplorer | Level 3
when I enter the recovery words. it leaves out the numbers in the recovery words.
so it say's "
these are the recovery words direct from the dropbox website.
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