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Plaiyet
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Cant delete shared folder as owner

I get an error saying that I cannot delete a folder because I’m the owner and in order to delete it I would have to transfer ownership. I don’t have anyone to transfer this ownership to because I removed everyone I previously shared the folder with. How can I delete a shared folder as the owner if it doesn’t give me the option to stop sharing?

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

    Hi Plaiyet, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Could you copy and paste a screenshot showing the error message you're getting on the Dropbox site when trying to unshare a folder?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

  • Plaiyet's avatar
    Plaiyet
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago
    For the folder I am trying to delete it does not give me an option to unshare. I get an error saying I can’t remove it from my dropbox as the owner.
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Could you attach a screenshot showing where you're trying to remove the shared folder from, and the error message you get?

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