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gu-id's avatar
gu-id
New member | Level 2
11 months ago

Videos are now not playing all the way through

I'm getting "maximum retry limit reached for" message when trying to view videos via the "copy dropbox link" on my content.

 

Video is only 90 seconds but displays the error message after about 45 seconds into it.

 

I've cleared the cache, I have also tried w/ Browser in Private mode. I have moved the content to different folders, I have even created an entirely new video. 

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

    Hi gu-id, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Just to check, is this only when you're previewing the video in a shared link?

     

    Does the the video preview normally when viewing it from your own account while logged in?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

    • gu-id's avatar
      gu-id
      New member | Level 2

      Thx for speedy feedback. No the video does not preview normally when I am logged in, i.e., same error regardless of whether I am logged in or not. 

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

        Do you have any proxy, VPN, firewall, security software, or even ISP/router settings that could be restricting traffic to the following Dropbox domains?

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