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mattcooley
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

Dropbox Paper frequently goes offline, while still connected to the internet.

Throughout the day, DB Paper will go offline for several minutes with the following message:    "Connection lost. You'll be able to save edits when you go back online" followed by the next message,...
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mattcooley's avatar
mattcooley
New member | Level 2

Hi there,

 

Is this an auto-reply? I had actually answered your questions in my original post. I had already encountered the last forum post where this reply was pasted in response to a similar issue, and the suggestions (going incognito, checking my firewall, etc.) didn't work. 

 

 

Any other ideas? It's very buggy and it undermines the case I've been making for my team to move primarily to Dropbox Paper for meetings, 1 on 1s, and shared project tasks and docs. It's currently down while I'm writing this message (also on Dropbox, on the same connection) in another tab. 

 

 

 

 

Milthon's avatar
Milthon
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

Hello everyone, I also have the same problem: a single computer on the network has the message that can't be synchronized due to the lack of network, but if there is internet.

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
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    7 years ago
    Hey Milthon & mattcooley, thanks for your swift responses, & I’m sorry to hear that you are experiencing the same behaviour. 
     
    I understand that you may think that this is an automated message, as we’re using a checklist (depending on the original description of the issue of course) so as to rule out some scenarios. When it comes to your Firewall settings, it’s merely so as to eliminate any server-side (: meaning specific to your local network) adjustments. 
     
    Moving forward, as I want to assist you on the matter, could you please provide me with a screenshot (omitting personal info) of the behavior that you’re seeing? Last but not least, are you on a home or work network? 
     
    Please do let me know of your findings, & I look forward to hearing back from you! :grin:
    • david245's avatar
      david245
      New member | Level 2
      7 years ago

      I'm having the same problem. This product is absolute garbage. No matter how many "incognito tabs" I open or different browsers I use, I still get the same error message. All other websites (except for Dropbox Paper) work.

       

      Any update on this? Why even release a produce if the core functionality -- being able to edit it and collaborate on documents -- doesn't even come close to working consistently?

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