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Krapomatic
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Can I erase a folder if it's shared?

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...
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Krapomatic
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Not sure...

 

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...

 

Hovering over the name of the folder doesn't reveal any possible action...

I hope this makes you figure out something...

 

Thanks !!

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Hannah
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3 years ago

I see, that's for this additional info here!

 

If you see an option to join the folder, it means you're not a member of the folder at all.

 

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.

 

I'm afraid that unless the people who invited you retract the invitation, those folders will remain there.

 

Or you can join and then remove yourself from the folders.

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    Krapomatic
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    Thanks Hannah, that is useful.

    It's weird, because I'm pretty sure I created these folders ! The members are my clients...

    But I still have a question : Will this space be deducted from my account?

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
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      3 years ago

      Hey Krapomatic - sorry to jump in here, but I just wanted to mention that the space those shared folders are taking up will be indeed added back to your account if you remove your access from them.

       

      That said, have you by any chance tried to remove them from the Content tab on your Admin Console?

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