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Generating Recovery/Backup codes not working
Hi!
Does anyone of you having problem generating recovery/backup codes?
Whenever i click it it asked me for a password but nothing loads. this has been like for days now
Can someone check?
Hi Everyone,
This issue has been resolved by our Engineering team. Backup codes should now generate as expected.
Unfortunately stil the same loop in spite of taken actions. It happened to other people I read above. Did Dropbox find the reason for this loop?
I already have a ticket number (24812242). The link is helpful. It actually allows me to see my ticket history, which I can't access from the general support page - since I have a free plan. That page does repeat free plans have limited support options. I understand support would be limited for the free plans, but this is a basic security feature not working.
If you have a free account, I'm not sure what support you (or I) will receive with this problem. I was in email contact with someone from customer support. Their email to me stated I just had to respond to the email. I received responses back until I sent the information they requested. Then I received a response that the emails go to an unmonitored mailbox and I should not expect a response. I should instead go to their customer support page to upload what was requested. Unfortunately, there isn't the ability to contact customer support because I have a free account. I can only use these community forums or chatbot. Sigh... Good luck getting this resolved!
Hi,
I am new and also in the same loop, I tried everything mentioned above, but I cannot get any recoverycodes. How can this be resolved.
"When I click on Show to reveal my existing recovery codes it prompts me to enter my password. When I do, I get a message at the bottom of the screen that says "Since it's been a while, please enter your password again." If I enter my password again the issue repeats in an endless loop.
- Walter
Dropbox Staff
Hey Pablo61 - sorry to hear about this.
I just gave it a go and it seems to be working fine for me. If you can confirm that you're getting the same error after clearing your browser's cache and/or on another browser, I'd be happy to send you an email to take a further look internally.
Keep me posted!
I don't think this is resolved. I'm having the same issue three months later. I've tried different browsers and even used incognito/private browsing to avoid previously saved cookies. Any suggestions on what else I can try?
Yes, cleared the cache & cookies. (Did that with Firefox since it's not my primary browser.) Also tried using Firefox, Chrome, and Edge before clearing cache/cookies in Firefox. Also tried incognito/private mode in Edge and Firefox since that sometimes fixes problems with saved cookies. I get the same loop asking for my password over and over again in all instances - just like the video posted above by Rich.
Started two days ago. I was switching my 2FA authenticator app, which I successfully accomplished, and wanted to view and save the backup codes.
BenDBXCommunity Manager
Hi Everybody,
Thanks so much for reporting this. We were able to reproduce this on our end, and our Engineering team is actively investigating a fix. We'll keep you posted when we have more information to share.
Ben
hi Rich I already did. different browser still the same. we have 3 accounts DB in total. this is dropbox issue i think?
- BenDBX
Hi Everyone,
This issue has been resolved by our Engineering team. Backup codes should now generate as expected.
- Hannah
Hey Narciso C., can you please describe the exact steps you're following until you get to the issue?
- Rich
Super User II
I'm seeing the same thing as well.
When I click on Show to reveal my existing recovery codes it prompts me to enter my password. When I do, I get a message at the bottom of the screen that says "Since it's been a while, please enter your password again." If I enter my password again the issue repeats in an endless loop.
- Rich
Whenever i click it it asked me for a password but nothing loads.
Clear your browser's cache/browsing history, or try another browser.
