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luispedroferreira
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

I don't see the option to unshare a folder, even though I'm the owner

I'm facing some problems when trying to stop sharing several folders I'm the owner. The share icon is present, but I am the only member of this folder. I understand that until I remove myself f...
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Hannah
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2 years ago

Hey ilanalter, in order to investigate this further, can we send you an email to the address you're using here on the Community?

 

As for you Merijn G.1 and JSLK- , keep in mind that you won’t be able to unshare a folder if:

 

  1. The folder contains shared folders
  2. The folder is inside another shared folder

 

Could one of these be the case for you as well?

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Merijn G.1
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

I think I see the problem. I want to unshare two folders. One contains a shared folder and the other one is the shared folder it contains. As you state it I can't unshare one without unsharing the other first. Is there a way to break this stalemate? 

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    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Hey Merijn G.1, thanks for the update; glad we found the culprit here.

     

    I'm afraid though, that if one of them is not moved to a different location, so they're no longer nested, you won't be able to unshare them.

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