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Jojo26's avatar
Jojo26
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

"Error 403: disallowed_useragent" when trying to sign in to Dropbox to access Excel file

Please help. I'm using a Pixel 6 with Android version 12 updated 7/5/22. I was trying to open an excel file on Dropbox with Excel. It then brought me to this page saying "Sign in to Dropbox to ...
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  • Jojo26's avatar
    Jojo26
    3 years ago

    Sorry I don't know what happened, but when I tried the same thing today, it did not ask me what app to open the file with and directly opened it with Excel.
    It asked me if I would like to link Dropbox to either Microsoft or Google (I didn't read carefully), then the file opened without much problem.

Walter's avatar
Walter
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Thanks for the screenshot Julia24

 

Can you walk me through the exact steps you take that result in this error?

 

Are you previewing the files via a web browser or directly through the mobile app on your phone?

MrBeanley's avatar
MrBeanley
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

None of the recommended fixes in this thread worked for me, and it was really starting to drive me nuts!  So then I tried this:  Instead of clicking the "Login with Google" button at the Dropbox login prompt from within MS Office on my Galaxy S20 FE,  I simply logged in using the same GMail username and password from the regular login page.  And it worked perfectly.

 

Before going crazy resetting cookies, uninstalling and re-installing apps, factory resetting your phone or giving up and switching to an iPhone (gasp!!), try using your GMail creds as a normal login instead of the "Login using Google" button.

  • droppinguser101's avatar
    droppinguser101
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

     

    MrBeanley wrote:

    None of the recommended fixes in this thread worked for me, and it was really starting to drive me nuts!  So then I tried this:  Instead of clicking the "Login with Google" button at the Dropbox login prompt from within MS Office on my Galaxy S20 FE,  I simply logged in using the same GMail username and password from the regular login page.  And it worked perfectly.

     

    Before going crazy resetting cookies, uninstalling and re-installing apps, factory resetting your phone or giving up and switching to an iPhone (gasp!!), try using your GMail creds as a normal login instead of the "Login using Google" button.

     

    Thanks this worked for me when I tried it. Kinda weird ngl but it works so all good.

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