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jon1906
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Download failed - network error

I've been having a lot of trouble downloading files from Dropbox. I always get "Failed - network error".   The file is less than 1 GB, so it's NOT an issue with the file size. I've tried using in...
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Jay
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Hi 51514brad, it isn't possible to resume a failed download on the Dropbox site. Could you try switching browsers to see if this helps?

 

Are you getting a specific error message when attempting to download the files?

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ccd2
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

It was an issue with my internet connection it seems as it works perfectly now I have a new provider.

Thank you

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