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CPaluga
Explorer | Level 4
9 years ago
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Getting a permissions error when trying to delete a shared folder

A folder of pictures was shared with me and I saved the folder in Dropbox. I have since moved the folder to a shared drive at work. I now want to delete the original shared folder (and pictures) to f...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    9 years ago
    Thanks for that, can you try unsharing the folder from this page:

    https://www.dropbox.com/share

    Click the ellipsis (...) and then 'Remove from Dropbox'. The folder will become grayed out on the site, and the folder should vanish from your computer.
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Jay
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
9 years ago
This sounds like a message from your OS, are you on Windows by any chance?

You mentioned that you moved the folder to a shared drive at work, does this mean a network drive, or did you share a folder with another Dropbox account?

Any information you can provide would be helpful!
  • CPaluga's avatar
    CPaluga
    Explorer | Level 4
    9 years ago

    Yes, I use Windows.

     

    I copied the folder and its pictures to a network drive.

    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
      Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
      9 years ago
      Thanks for that, can you try unsharing the folder from this page:

      https://www.dropbox.com/share

      Click the ellipsis (...) and then 'Remove from Dropbox'. The folder will become grayed out on the site, and the folder should vanish from your computer.
      • CPaluga's avatar
        CPaluga
        Explorer | Level 4
        9 years ago
        Thank you!

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