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inciteimages's avatar
inciteimages
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

Error 500 when trying to open Dropbox Paper - June 2018

Anyone get an answer on this... I'm having same issues. About to give up

  • [UPDATE] Paper is back up! Thanks all of you who reported
  • Ogdila's avatar
    Ogdila
    Explorer | Level 4

    Same Problem here, it is not the network issue. I use Paper to connect with my staff and it is not working now, I always thought of Dropbox as "reliable", is it changing now?

    • Potatogrill's avatar
      Potatogrill
      Explorer | Level 4

      Me too, it happened also to me today. I like Dropbox Paper and I use it to take notes fast at school... but since there is not offline mode, I can´t keep writing until there is conection and it is frustrating :( please fix this guys.

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

      Hey Ogdila & Potatogrill, since our engineers are currently investigating the possible causes & monitoring the situation, I'd advise tracking progress on our Status page here: https://status.dropbox.com/ . 

       
      We're aiming to resolve this issue asap, though the best course of action at the moment would be to Subscribe to the Incident through our Status page, so as to get notified when the issue is fixed. 

       

       

      Thanks & I'm always here in case you have more questions or feedback! 

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

      Hi toshiprakash and all

       

      Thanks for reporting. Team is aware and status page has been updated. We'll keep that page updated with news!

      • Ed's avatar
        Ed
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        [UPDATE] Paper is back up! Thanks all of you who reported
  • JMS2018's avatar
    JMS2018
    Explorer | Level 4

    Starting Tuesday, August 21 and continuing through Wednesday, August 22 I do not have connectivity to Dropbox paper. VERY frustrating and it happens frequently.  I do have an internet connection.  This is the message in the right top corner, "Still offline. You’ll be able to edit once you’re back online. Try now."  

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

      Hey there JMS2018 - thanks for your report.

       

      Can you please let me know if this persists across several browsers? Have you tried an incognito (for Chrome) or private browsing (for Safari and Mozilla Firefox)?  Also, have you tried to access Paper on another WiFi or over cellular data (if possible)? 

       

      Thanks in advance for your patience gathering all this information for me. 

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

    Hey there inciteimages - sorry to hear you're having issues while using Paper. 

     

    Have you tried this on another network?

     

    Moreover, could you be so kind and try accessing Paper from another browser ( such as  Safari, Mozilla Firefox, or Chrome) or on an incognito window (private browsing on Safari) and let me know if this persists?

     

    Another thing I would do if I were you would be to clear my browser's cache memory Should you find this persists on several browsers and on an incognito window (without any web extensions or plugins) please go ahead and log a ticket with our team letting them know about this.

     

    Hope this helps and please keep me posted!

     

    • inciteimages's avatar
      inciteimages
      Explorer | Level 3

      Hi there, Thanks for response. I had already tried troubleshooting by using another browser (Chrome). same issue. I'll try clearing cache and use an incognito window now. 

      • JB-CN's avatar
        JB-CN
        New member | Level 2

        What's interesting: this is the same issue a user described a month ago...only now more widespread. It's crazy to me that a company with upwards of 5k employees can have such a degraded performance for this length of time...3 days. It makes me think it's a bigger issue. I suppose you'll encounter dimished returns by throwing more engineers at the problem.:thinking: but not good having a great product that is unreliable. I had a presentation today and I was building it in Paper...1. it slowed me down considerably 2. no offline mode - prevented me from continuing my work 3. didn't look good when I'm trying to sell the usage of this product to my team at large.

    • cesar_astudillo's avatar
      cesar_astudillo
      Explorer | Level 3

      Same here. With a really reliable connection (symmetrical 500 Mbps fiber, via Ethernet). It's really annoying.

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

        Hey all - thanks for alerting us to this issue. 

         

        I am just keeping the post updated since this is still ongoing as we speak, you can check this out in our official Status page.  Our engineers are already aware of the problem and are working actively towards a solution.

         

        Thanks for your patience in regards to this matter folks! We'll make sure to update this thread as soon as we have reached a resolution. 

         

        Cheers! 

    • inciteimages's avatar
      inciteimages
      Explorer | Level 3
      Hi. Tried incognito window, alternate browsers, disconnecting, reconnecting etc etc ...without the ability to work offline and with continuing issues I had to give up. Moved back to Mac Pages... and I was able to invite outside users to collaborate. If only I had a proper cross platform solution... I had high hopes for Paper. Hopefully the bugs will get ironed out and if so... drop me a line :-)
  • BarryReynolds's avatar
    BarryReynolds
    Helpful | Level 5

    How much longer before the non-responsive paper issue is resolved? It's been almost 2 days now which is disgraceful

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