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steve12955
7 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Location is not available... the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable
I occasionally use an old Toshiba laptop with Windows 10. I tried to access some Word and PDF files in Dropbox from the C: drive and got the error message: "Dropbox is not accessible. The file or d...
Chris G.12
9 years agoNew member | Level 2
"Location is not available" (personal information removed) and "the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable" when accessing file in Windows 7.. Yet luckily I can still open the folder going through a browser to access Dropbox, open files, etc
Can you run any troubleshooting software to identify which file(s) in [personal information removed] are causing the issue? I tried to run something that said a bunch of Pandas were identifying the bad files but then a red rectangle appeared at the top saying the program had quit running. A little help please?
- theresamccarthy8 years agoNew member | Level 2
This is happening to me as well. Really need assistance. Thank you.
- smarquina7 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Did anyone get an answer to fixing this problem? Thanks!
- smarquina7 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Did anyone get an answer to fixing this problem? Thanks!
Chris G.12 wrote:
"Location is not available" (personal information removed) and "the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable" when accessing file in Windows 7.. Yet luckily I can still open the folder going through a browser to access Dropbox, open files, etc
Can you run any troubleshooting software to identify which file(s) in [personal information removed] are causing the issue? I tried to run something that said a bunch of Pandas were identifying the bad files but then a red rectangle appeared at the top saying the program had quit running. A little help please?
- Luffy7 years agoExperienced | Level 11
Hey there smarquina - welcome to the Forums!
What does your desktop app report when you mouse over the little Dropbox icon next to the clock? Can you give this tool a go to see if there are incompatible characters in your files' names? Note that this error is a generic Windows error and there are quie a few factors that could be causing it - you can run a quick google search to see all about it. Is it possible that you have moved your Dropbox Folder to an external drive? Is it on a supported file system with all the appropriate drivers ( NTFS should do the job for Windows computers)?
Note that a screenshot of the exact error you get is always helpful too. Hope this helps point you to the right direction and please let me know what you find!
Cheers!
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