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Silvia K.3
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9 years ago
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How to Leave a Shared Folder

I'm relatively new to DropBox, and I'm using DropBox Basic, with no interest in upgrading to Pro at this time.  A client has shared a folder with me that includes many subfolders, and I have just reached my space limit.  I'd like to leave some of those subfolders to open up some space.  Is this possible, and how do I do it?  Is the only solution to leave that top-level folder?  If so, will that interfere with the client's ability to share with me more subfolders of that top-level share in future?  I need to be able to let the client share new subfolders, while I drop older subfolders to maintain a reasonable amount of space.

Thanks!

  • Here you go. Should work. I just did it myself and I didn't own the folder. It worked perfectly.

    1. Hit Sharing button


    2. You will get a list of folders that are shared with you. Click on the share box beside the one you want to get rid of.

     

    3.  You can't manage the folder but you will notice a box that states that you can edit this folder. Click on 'Can edit'.

     

    4.  Now you will notice 'Remove my access' in red. Click on it.

     

    5.  You will be asked if you want to keep a copy of the folder. I declined and the folder was deleted from dropbox.

     

    Hope this helps.

     

    Dermot

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