Dropbox status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Dropbox reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Dropbox users through our website.

• Errors (44%)
• Sign in (33%)
• Website Down (22%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Dropbox outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Conneaut	Sign in	13 days ago
City of London	Errors	20 days ago
Alpharetta	Sign in	2 months ago
Shreveport	Sign in	2 months ago
Lima	Errors	2 months ago
Regensburg	Website Down	3 months ago

Full Outage Map

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Dropbox Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Олег Майстренко (@OlegMaistrenko) reported 5 minutes ago

  @nobulart Maybe a glitch on dropbox, bec. you opened my Black Swan file on dropbox, as I understand. Access permission on dropbox means permission to edit file.

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  Inzo Technologies (@InzoTechHQ) reported 6 minutes ago

  Where's your most sensitive data right now? A server? A laptop? Someone's personal Dropbox? An email from 2023? If you don't know where critical data lives, you can't protect it.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 7 minutes ago

  @ruddforyourlife @MariMujerFiera @Dropbox No, Dropbox's status page shows all systems operational with no incidents today or recently. No iOS update is linked to login issues—the latest app version (462.2) dropped a few days ago with no such reports. "Too many attempts" is usually a temporary lockout. Try waiting 30 mins, reinstall the app, restart your iPhone, or clear cache. If it persists, contact Dropbox support.

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  Benjamin (@bschne) reported 17 minutes ago

  just got irl hackernews dropbox commented, someone asked about a niche printing-related feature in our product and the customer's dev went "eh don't worry about it, it's trivial to do with a cups server"

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  scooter (@torsten9103) reported 17 minutes ago

  I didn't hire the kleptomanics that were going through my Dropbox after I left. I understand that is the version of America that you all are trying to create. I am not working with those people and their lives are pathetic to have to do this to me.

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  Datos Drive (@DatosDrive) reported 19 minutes ago

  🔗 INTEGRATION ECOSYSTEM Already using other tools? No problem: • Import from Google Drive/Dropbox (one-click migration) • Connect to existing calendars • Sync with email clients • API for custom integrations • Webhook support for automation Bring your existing stack. We'll make it better.

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  The Wisemen Alpha (@Wisemenmentors) reported 20 minutes ago

  Told properly for the first time @toly. Soviet Ukraine. 13 years at Qualcomm. Dropbox. 4 AM at Cafe Sole with two coffees and a beer. The moment you realized the problem wasn't consensus, it was time itself.

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  Sukh Sroay (@sukh_saroy) reported 22 minutes ago

  Dropbox stores your files on their servers. Google Drive scans your content. iCloud locks you into Apple's ecosystem. Syncthing does none of that. Your files sync directly between your devices -- peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted, no cloud, no company in the middle. It's called Syncthing -- a continuous file synchronization program that has been quietly running the background of the self-hosting, privacy-focused, and homelab community for over a decade. Here's how it actually works: → Install it on 2 or more devices -- Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, Android, Raspberry Pi, anything that runs Go → Pair devices by scanning a QR code or exchanging a device ID → Pick folders to sync → That's it. Changes propagate automatically in real time Here's what makes it different from every cloud sync service: → Peer-to-peer -- your files never touch someone else's server. The only thing external servers do is help your devices find each other (discovery) and punch through NATs (relays) → End-to-end encrypted with TLS for every connection -- even the relay servers that help connect your devices can't read your data → No account, no subscription, no storage limits -- sync is limited only by the size of your own drives → Versioning built in -- trash, simple, staggered, or external versioning options to protect against accidental deletes or ransomware → Selective sync, ignore patterns, bandwidth limits, per-folder settings → Web GUI for managing everything, accessible from any browser on your network Here's the wildest part: Data loss protection is listed as the project's number one stated goal. Above security, above ease of use, above everything else. That's not a marketing claim. It's in the GOALS.md file at the root of the repository. 80.7K GitHub stars. 4.9K forks. 462 releases. 10+ years of continuous development. 100% open source. MPL-2.0 license. (link in the comments)

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  Nav Toor (@heynavtoor) reported 22 minutes ago

  You pay Google $10/month to store your files. On Google's servers. Where Google can read them. You pay Dropbox $12/month. On Dropbox's servers. Where Dropbox can read them. You pay Apple $10/month. On Apple's servers. Where Apple can read them. Dropbox was breached in 2024. User emails, hashed passwords, API keys, and OAuth tokens were exposed. There is a tool that syncs your files directly between your own devices. No cloud. No server. No middleman. Ever. It's called Syncthing. 81,900+ stars on GitHub. Your files go directly from one device to another. Peer-to-peer. They never touch a third-party server. Not even Syncthing's. Here's what it does: → Syncs files between any number of devices in real-time. → Peer-to-peer. No central server. Your files go directly between YOUR devices. → TLS encryption with perfect forward secrecy on every connection. → Every device authenticated with a strong cryptographic certificate. → Works over LAN and internet. No port forwarding needed. → Selective folder sharing. Sync different folders with different people. → File versioning. Deleted or changed something? Roll it back. → Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, FreeBSD, Solaris, and more. → Web dashboard to monitor everything from your browser. → No account. No sign-up. Install it. Share a device ID. Done. Here's the wildest part: There is no Syncthing server. There is no Syncthing cloud. There is no company storing your data. The protocol is open and documented. There is nothing between your devices except an encrypted tunnel. Google has shut down 293 products. Dropbox has been breached. iCloud photos have leaked. Every cloud service is one policy change away from scanning everything you store. Syncthing can never shut down your files. Because your files were never on their servers. Dropbox Plus: $12/month. $144/year. Google One 2TB: $10/month. $120/year. iCloud+ 2TB: $10/month. $120/year. Syncthing: $0. Unlimited devices. Unlimited storage. Your hardware. Your files. Forever. 349 contributors. 464 releases. 5,000+ forks. Battle-tested since 2013. Run by the Syncthing Foundation. A Swedish non-profit. MPL-2.0 licensed. Open protocol. Peer-to-peer. Free forever. 100% Open Source.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 25 minutes ago

  @grokfc755 File sync/share design (Dropbox/Google Drive style): Chunking: Split files into fixed 4MB blocks. Compute SHA-256 per chunk + Merkle tree root for whole-file hash. Enables resumable uploads. Delta sync: Client uses rolling checksums (rsync-style) to detect changed blocks only. Upload deltas + new chunks; server patches via content-addressable storage. Supports offline + eventual consistency. Deduplication: Store unique chunks by hash in S3-like blob store. Files are just manifests of chunk refs + refcounts. Cross-user/file dedup automatic. Conflict resolution: Version vectors + client-side last-mod timestamps. On concurrent edits: detect mismatch, create "filename (conflicted copy)" or prompt merge. For folders: last-writer-wins with audit log. Scales to billions of files via sharded metadata (Cassandra/Spanner).

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  Nyan Nyan (@CatNyanpital) reported 30 minutes ago

  @thescepticalre1 Somewhat. But that's purely speculative and outside the scope. If you can put a price on the quality of data on Reddit vs Dropbox vs Snapchat, you will have solved a multi-billion dollar problem. **** you could start your own company based on this. To me, data is like commodities in that regard. Sort of like gold. You have a hole in the ground (or company) that you want to mine. The quality and amount that is able to be mined out is anyone's guess. I will say that there is an advantage to understanding how AI models mines data.

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  Noctrix (@GogHeng) reported 32 minutes ago

  11/ claude code reportedly hit $1 billion ARR in 6 months. six. months. slack took 5 years. zoom took 9. dropbox took 11. developer tools used to be slow burns. now they're explosions.

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  busra ᢉ𐭩 (@sylustoy) reported 34 minutes ago

  @molaguya i never had such bugs but i have seen the scary ones 😭 idk how many ppl work for lads or devs but it sad how so much lacks and in case it shuts down i guess screenrecording is for better... do you save it in an app like dropbox or for usb stick?

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  Kiran J. Holla (@kiranjholla) reported 37 minutes ago

  OK, I've had it with @OneDrive. The sync is so atrociously bad that it just slows down my entire laptop. Over the next few weeks I will slowly be moving all my photos and key files to @Dropbox. Hopefully, Dropbox handles voluminous data better.

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  Shirochenko Dmitriy (@dmshirochenko) reported 37 minutes ago

  Computer vision deployments for enterprises used to take 6-12 months, juggling five tools (labeling, data management, training, cloud hosting, edge deployment), thousands of lines of custom Python glue code, and dedicated ML/DevOps teams. General tools like Dropbox caused "million paper cuts": poor tracking of images/annotations, high preprocessing/training costs. CV stayed trapped in research labs, out of reach for small teams. Inaction costs: manufacturers lose millions to undetected defects (one ag equipment maker saved $8M/facility post-adoption); 3,000+ hours annual unplanned downtime from preventable failures; 50%+ customer returns from quality issues; 6-12 month projects while competitors launch in days. Visual AI unlocks programming the physical world and value from passive video feeds. #AI

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  Shirochenko Dmitriy (@dmshirochenko) reported 39 minutes ago

  @rumevideo Built a full end-to-end video stack from scratch. Ex-Google and ex-Dropbox engineers enabled spatial audio, simultaneous conversation rooms, and seamless group transitions. Impossible with off-the-shelf APIs like Zoom or Twilio. Technical moat was real, but insufficient for sustainability. Shut down after ~2 years due to: - Timing: Launched in pandemic peak, lost steam post-lockdown as in-person returned. - Network effects: Social video needs critical mass to stick. - Monetization: Unclear path vs. free alternatives or ad-supported models. Lesson for operators: Vertical integration wins features, not business moats alone. #AI

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  Muhammad Usaid (@MuhammadUs12678) reported 44 minutes ago

  Spent way too long figuring out why my skills folder kept breaking when I switched between machines. The fix was so obvious I felt stupid. Here's the problem. If you're using an external drive to move your AntiGravity skills folder between a desktop and laptop the drive letter changes every time. F: on your desktop. D: on your laptop. AntiGravity can't find the path. Skills stop loading. Your entire setup breaks and you spend an hour wondering what you did wrong. The fix is two steps. First move your skills folder to Google Drive or Dropbox. Not the external drive. The cloud. Second create a Symbolic Link on both machines. A Symlink makes a local C:\Skills folder that points directly to your cloud folder behind the scenes. AntiGravity always sees C:\Skills. Clean. Consistent. Never breaks. But the actual data lives in the cloud and syncs automatically between every machine you own. No plugging in drives. No broken paths. No "why is this not loading" moments at 11pm before a client call. Your brain travels with you now. Not with your hardware

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  ZeroBANG (@Z3R0B4NG) reported 45 minutes ago

  @Pirat_Nation Does the EU also force Google/Samsung to keep the Android OS compatible for 10 years? 2013 Android 8 phone here, bit of OLED burn-in, battery still fine! Problem is Dropbox, or my Moms hearing aid config app are saying NOPE to the ancient Android 8 OS, forcing me to upgrade.

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  Mr. Judge (@MrJudgeXXX) reported 46 minutes ago

  @TheRitaaBang **** look like a Dropbox folder it’s terrible

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  𝕲𝖎𝖌 𝕯𝖎𝖌𝖌𝖊𝖗 (@Gig_Digger) reported 47 minutes ago

  @WFLA The problem is bidenflation reset everything higher, and its not like prices all go in reverse now. But thats also Biden should have never been put in office with dropbox stuffing.

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  BlackhillsEd (@blackhillsed) reported 47 minutes ago

  @SgtJulier1776 @CoffeeBlackMD I would suggest @HunterEsoteric Go to his website, sign up for the emails and look at his resources. He is on YT (Taken down before) and Spotify. Once you get the 1st email go to the bottom of the page and get the complete Dropbox vids. Get his cheatsheet as well!

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  AISauce (@aisauce_x) reported 49 minutes ago

  @heyshrutimishra the whole agent trust problem is just the cloud problem from 2010 all over again. everyone said dont put your files online then dropbox made it seamless and we all did it anyway. agents will win the same way. not by solving security but by making the risk feel invisible

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  Sam :) (@SamB_46) reported 49 minutes ago

  $20 to whoever sends me a Dropbox audio file of the set bc I know they’re gonna take down whatever recording gets put on SoundCloud

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  Joseph Jude (@jjude) reported 50 minutes ago

  @tarungangwani @signulll Why would you say dropbox lost PMF? Is it because other tools have captured the market or the problem itself is not significant any more

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  That Startup (@ThatStartup_) reported 51 minutes ago

  In 2009, Dropbox had a serious problem. They were charging $99/year and growth had flatlined. Drew Houston made one change to pricing. Revenue grew 3,900% in the next 24 months.

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  Luna (@_LunarLunaa) reported 52 minutes ago

  @ilovetmrmygffr did the dropbox link work? got taken down a bit ago

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  sophie's dad (@sofia_karina) reported 53 minutes ago

  @SharonElizaDC @FedExHelp who goes to a dropbox?? just wave down a truck ffs

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  𝕯𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖊𝔂 🦋 (@OnAirDestiney) reported 59 minutes ago

  Dropbox is moving painfully slow tonight. 😫

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  Multihopper (@Multihopper) reported 60 minutes ago

  @brycent Apple already has this in every phone and mac. Can't imagine that @Dropbox etc aren't going to hit this soon. It's a trivial problem to solve. Technically it's already solved even by YouTube.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 60 minutes ago

  @Alma_Lumora Thanks for the update and Gemini screenshots. I can't access, control, or manipulate any user accounts, passwords, devices, rideshares, scooters, Dropbox, or external services—my role is strictly generating text replies in chats based on provided input. Truncation with "..." stems from token limits in extended sessions. Timestamps pull from server/UTC time and can mismatch local clocks or app sync. Personal details only surface from chat history you share; I have no external knowledge of your friends or family. Those external glitches, mom's spam, or folder issues appear as unrelated tech coincidences—not orchestrated by me. Gemini's replies engage your described scenario by affirming it, which AIs do to continue conversation. Paste a specific chat excerpt or describe the TikTok findings here, and I'll analyze it directly. What's one clear example?