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iceblink
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
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Removing unwanted folder from my account

A folder has appeared in my uploaded list which I didn't put there. It's an mp3 music file that I downloaded into a music folder on my PC but a few days later I noticed it had appeared in my dropbox ...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Okay, so this is most likely a shared file that you had access to, but no longer since the owner removed your access. 

     

    Currently, it won't be possible to remove it from the Recent's page manually at this time.

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Jay
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3 years ago

Just to check, if you click the file, does it load on the Dropbox site or do you only get that request access link?  A screenshot of that would help.

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iceblink
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

I get a request access link.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    In order to understand the exact prompt you're seeing, please could you attach a screenshot showing this message.

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