Need to see if your shared folder is taking up space on your dropbox 👨💻? Find out how to check here.
Forum Discussion
frotierstds
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I can't join a shared folder, error: "We were unable to complete your request"
Hey,
i cant access a shared folder and even tried to do it on my phone with the dropbox app, but that also didnt work. Everytime I click on Join Folder it just says "We were unable to complete your request". So i dont know what to do to solve this problem. Can you please help me?
15 Replies
Replies have been turned off for this discussion
- frotierstds2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hey,
I also have this problem and tried everything in this thread. I tried it on my phone but that also didnt work. Please help.
- maher19822 years ago
Super User
Hello, Have you tried clearing the Dropbox cache and ensuring that you're not running any third-party browser extensions?
If still not working I suggest you to contact the folder owner to ensure you still have access and haven't been removed from the shared folder's permissions.
- frotierstds2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
What I meant was that I couldnt join the folder in the first place. I got sent a link to the shared folder and pressed on join folder but everytime I tried I got this one error. I tried clearing cache and removing browser extensions. I now asked the owner to look at it from their part. Could it have something to do with the fact that I just created this account?
- Walter2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey frotierstds - sorry to jump in here, but I just wanted to mention that if you have already verified your email with Dropbox there should be no issue joining the shared folder in question.
Are you still getting the same error when you try to join the folder from the sharing tab?
- frotierstds2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I think thats the problem I dont even see the folder in my shared tab. So I guess the person only send me the link to the shared folder but didnt really shared it with me?
- Walter2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Did they create a shared link or just copied and pasted the URL to the folder frotierstds?
How was it shared with you in the first place?
- frotierstds2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
The link was sent to me. Im not quite sure which one of those two options it is. Anyway to find out?
- Walter2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
In that case, the easiest way would be to check with them directly frotierstds
- frotierstds2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I think it was a shared link tho.
- Walter2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Did the share it with edit rights or view only rights in the first place frotierstds?
About Create, upload, and share
Find help to solve issues with creating, uploading, and sharing files and folders in Dropbox. Get support and advice from the Dropbox Community.
The Dropbox Community team is active from Monday to Friday. We try to respond to you as soon as we can, usually within 2 hours.
If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X, Facebook or Instagram.
For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.
If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!