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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's avatar
    mdhakr
    2 years ago

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

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Megan
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2 years ago

Hey mdhakr, let me jump in here too! 

 

It looks to me like this is a shared folder. Have you tried using the steps mentioned in this Help Center article, in order to remove yourself from it? 

 

Give it a go, and let me know how it turns out! 

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mdhakr
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

I have looked at your link and followed the following:

<<How to permanently leave a folder

  1. Log in to dropbox.com.
  2. Hover over the name of the folder you'd like to permanently leave and click the "..." (ellipsis).
  3. Click Manage permissions.
  4. Click the dropdown next to your name.
  5. Click Remove my access.>>

I enclose a shot of what it looks like when I hover above the file name.  There is no MANAGE anything.

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    2 years ago

    Hey mdhakr!

     

    It looks like you're checking through the desktop app, not online. 

     

    Can you visit your account online, and try the same steps there? 

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      mdhakr
      Helpful | Level 6
      2 years ago

      Hey Megan.  Now we're talkin'.    I don't want to go too fast to screw anything up.

      Ron sent the files to me, Jack.  He has deleted this folder from his computer as we thought we were done once I accessed them.  They are only left on my side.

      So here are the pics of what happens when I hover.

       

      What will actually happen when I "remove my access"?  

       

       

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        Megan
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        2 years ago

        Hey mdhakr!

         

        Once you remove your access, essentially you will no longer be part of the shared folder. 

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