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Jeje23
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5 months ago

Cannot delete an old folder from my file explorer

Windows 11 I have an old folder downloaded to my PC that i cannot delete. The folder was downloaded from a shared dropbox for a project and I've been since removed from the online version of the f...
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Rich
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5 months ago
Jeje23 wrote:

When i try to delete the folder it ask for admin rights, even tho I am the only admin and also made sure to check the needed acces from the property panel, security tab.

Hannah is correct that this is a Windows permissions issue, and unrelated to Dropbox.

If you're unable to delete the folder and you're signed in with an admin account, go back into the Advanced Security Settings of the folder and change the owner to yourself (even if it already shows you as owner), and select the option to replace owner on subcontainers and objects as well.

Once it's done working through all the files, try to delete it again.

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