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mdhakr
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
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 used this. I tried to delete it
from the Command prompt with administrator privileges. Access was denied. The folder is EAR TRAINING FILES.
Thanks for your wisdom. It worked. The folder and files are now gone. TTL.
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- Megan2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey mdhakr!
Once you remove your access, essentially you will no longer be part of the shared folder.
- mdhakr2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Will I be able to delete it on my end?
- mdhakr2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
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.
- mdhakr2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Thanks for your wisdom. It worked. The folder and files are now gone. TTL.
- Megan2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
That's amazing news mdhakr!
If you need anything else, just give us a shout. Enjoy the rest of your week ahead! 😀
- mdhakr2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
I do need to know: Where (on the sender's or receiver's side), would that manage privileges be generated for those files?
- Megan2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
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.
- mdhakr2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
I know, but who did the sharing in the first place me, Jack, or Ron, the sender?
- Megan2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Based on your screenshot it seems that Ron was the owner, therefore the sender of the folder mdhakr.
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