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How do I leave a shared Dropbox folder?

How do I leave a shared Dropbox folder?

Padidto5
Helpful | Level 5
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My friend invited me to share a 3gb folder she had. I accepted. Now I want to leave the folder and cant. I followed the advice from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZoTpNkvPCI

The problem is that no folders appear under 'Sharing' in my Dropbox so I cant remove myself. I also looked for other ways to leave the folder but see no option to remove myself.

Any ideas on how?
Thanks

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Amanda Lamb
Explorer | Level 3

Hi Walter, 

 

Yes, it's my laptop and I have admin rights. As you can see from the pics though, the folder is created on Dropbox - not by me. 

Nancy
Dropbox Staff

Hi again, Amanda! 

 

If syncing is still paused on your Dropbox app, please resume and try these steps to fix hardlinks/permissions. After that, please give some time to the app till it’s up to date. 

 

Are you able to unlock or delete this folder now? 

 

If none of this works, click on the small Dropbox icon in your menu bar at the top, and go to your “Sync history”. Are there any sync errors there?


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Amanda Lamb
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Hi Nancy, the syncing is done but I am still unable to delete or unlock the folder. There is no sync error. 

 

Nancy
Dropbox Staff

Thanks for the info, Amanda! Is it alright if we log a ticket for you to this email address?


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Amanda Lamb
Explorer | Level 3

Hi Nancy, yes please. Thank you. 🙏 

Hannah
Dropbox Staff

Hey @Amanda Lamb! I just sent you an email, so we'll continue working on this there.


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Amanda Lamb
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Thanks Hannah, I've just replied to the email. 

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