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mdhakr
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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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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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mdhakr
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

Also who would have been responsible in this case for causing the Administrative foo faa that I have had to endure.   In 10 odd years of Dropbox, I have never encountered anything like this without my knowledge of it.  I have passed files to others to share but have never invoked any administrative permissions etc.

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    mdhakr
    Helpful | Level 6
    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

    That's amazing news mdhakr!

     

    If you need anything else, just give us a shout. Enjoy the rest of your week ahead! 😀

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    mdhakr
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    I do need to know:  Where (on the sender's or receiver's side), would that manage privileges be generated for those files?

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    Megan
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    2 years ago

    Essentially the "administrator permission" you received when trying to remove the folder, was because it was a shared one mdhakr.

     

    You needed to remove yourself from the folder first. You can see more about shared folders' permissions here. 

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    mdhakr
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    I know, but who did the sharing in the first place me, Jack, or Ron, the sender?

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    Megan
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    2 years ago

    Based on your screenshot it seems that Ron was the owner, therefore the sender of the folder mdhakr.

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