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Pshooter007
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11 months ago
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I needed to delete a shared folder but I didn't unshare it first

I didnt realize i had to unshare pictures before deleting a folder. Now i am still the owner but do not have access to unshare any more. How do the people i shared with remove themselves? Or can the ...
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    Rich
    11 months ago
    Pshooter007 wrote:

    How do the people i shared with remove themselves? Or can the action of deleting be undone?

    The same way you did; just delete the folder.

    Pshooter007 wrote:

    I do not see a deleted itemd]s anywhere to restore them?

    If you permanently removed the share, then there's no way for you to recover it. If you just left it temporarily, then you MIGHT be able to rejoin it from your Sharing page.

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Rich
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11 months ago
Pshooter007 wrote:

How do the people i shared with remove themselves? Or can the action of deleting be undone?

The same way you did; just delete the folder.

Pshooter007 wrote:

I do not see a deleted itemd]s anywhere to restore them?

If you permanently removed the share, then there's no way for you to recover it. If you just left it temporarily, then you MIGHT be able to rejoin it from your Sharing page.

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Pshooter007
New member | Level 1
11 months ago

That worked. I was able to rejoin the folder. Thank you

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