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Hi we have a dropbox folder which is shared amongst three people.
I have created a subfolder which I now want to permanently delete.
As I'm not the of the parent folder I don't have permission to permanently delete the subfolder I created.
As my girlfriend is the owner of the parent folder I have asked her to permanently delete the subfolder, but dropbox claims she doesn't have permission either.
How do we permanently get rid of this subfolder?
We're using the dropbox website on a windows machine.
Kind regards
Hi @Jay
That was it! we changed the ownership of the folder to me and now it's permanently deleted. Thank you very much.
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Hi @Daphne
Thank you for replying.
I've attached three screenshots, two of the error messages we each get, and one showing that NS (who apparently doesn't have the right permission) is the owner of the folder.
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Hi @Jay
NS's account is a business account while the rest are personal.
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Hi @Jay
That was it! we changed the ownership of the folder to me and now it's permanently deleted. Thank you very much.
Jay
Community Moderator @ Dropbox
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