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JonHasAQuestion
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

I can't delete a file, as it's too large to be loaded/viewed.

Hi, someone shared a 5 GB file to me.  I was able to download it, but I now want to delete it to clear up space.  Problem is, Dropbox says the file is too large to load.  And therefore I can't delete something I can't select.

 

Suggestions welcome,

 

Jon

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  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    Legendary | Level 20
    10 months ago
    JonHasAQuestion wrote:

    Hi, someone shared a 5 GB file to me. ...

    Hi JonHasAQuestion,

    It's always possible to remove the share you have received here. Select ellipsis next to the share you want to remove and just select "Remove from Dropbox" there. 😉 That's it.

    Hope this helps.

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