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leadcro
1 year agoNew member | Level 1
Unable to delete a folder I own. "You don’t have permission to delete files in this folder".
Hi! I'm having difficulty deleting a folder I own. I keep getting an error message "You don’t have permission to delete files in this folder". There are no files in the folder and I have triple check...
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
1 year agoThat's pretty strange indeed. Does the folder still have the two people icon or just a plain blue folder icon now?
leadcro
1 year agoNew member | Level 1
I can see that originally it was created as a Team Folder and then changed. I can also see who created the folder in "Activity" page. If that helps
- Hannah1 year ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Thanks for the update, leadcro.
I'd like to ask you to try something and then let me know if it works for you.
First, go ahead and create a new team folder in your team space.
Then, move the folder you're trying to delete into this new team folder.
And then go to Admin console > Content tab, and archive > delete the team folder you created.
Does that delete the folder inside?
- leadcro1 year agoNew member | Level 1
I was able to create a team folder, but I'm unable to move the folder I want to delete over.
- Hannah1 year ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Are you getting another permissions error? Can you send us a screenshot, please?
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