Can I erase a folder if it's shared?

Question

Hello everyone! 
I'm the admin of a business account with 5To of DB space. 
Checking this page, a lot of old shared folders could be erased. Except I can't... because they're shared. 
Can I, as an admin, erase these folders? 
Thanks!

Hannah · Answer

Hey Krapomatic, thanks for reaching out to the Dropbox Community.
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Are you the owner of those shared folders?&nbsp;
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And do you need to erase them only from your account or remove them from the other members' accounts as well?
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Let me know.

Krapomatic · Answer

Hi Hannah,Thanks for your time.Yes, I'm the owner.&nbsp; At least I hope so 😉 I'm the creator of the folders and I need to permanently erase them. Other people sharing them aren't even members of my team.

Hannah · Answer

Sure thing, Krapomatic.
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If that's the case, you should be able to erase them, just like you would with any other folder.
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If you want, you can first remove any members on them as well.
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I hope this helps!

Krapomatic · Answer

Not sure...&nbsp;When I'm here, I can see a lot of old useless folders. But the Dropbox interface only proposes to "Join". I suppose it's because I'm not seen as the admin and only a part of the Team...&nbsp;Hovering over the name of the folder doesn't reveal any possible action...I hope this makes you figure out something...&nbsp;Thanks !!

Hannah · Answer

I see, that's for this additional info here!&nbsp;If you see an option to join the folder, it means you're not a member of the folder at all.&nbsp;The "shared" page will show you both the folders you're a member of an the ones you've been invited to, but haven't joined.&nbsp;I'm afraid that unless the people who invited you retract the invitation, those folders will remain there.&nbsp;Or you can join and then remove yourself from the folders.

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