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mdhakr
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago
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Deleting a folder

Someone sent me some files in a folder.  I now want to delete them but I am told that I will need to provide "administrator permission" to do so.   I don't know my Windows password and have never use...
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    mdhakr
    2 years ago

    Thanks for your wisdom.  It worked.  The folder and files are now gone. TTL.

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Mark
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2 years ago

Thank you for the screenshot mdhakr it really helps!

 

That is a Team Folder so the Team Administrator needs to remove you from it 🙂

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    mdhakr
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    I have no idea what a Team Administrator is.  I pulled these files from a friend who put them on Dropbox.  He deleted from his end.  Now they are stuck in my Dropbox folder.  I am the sole "administrator" of my computer without passwords.  I have never had any issue like this before. 

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    mdhakr
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    What will deleting Dropbox from my computer do to this folder?

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