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Jeff J
Explorer | Level 3
9 months ago

Cannot delete shared files

My boss shared a number of large files with my personal dropbox because she was dropping the business account.  I saved what I needed and I now need to delete these large files but she has already de...
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Hannah
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9 months ago

Hey Jeff J, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

I assume you're referring to folders that your boss shared with you, right?

 

Can you give us some more info on why you're not able to delete these folders? What kind of error are you getting?

 

Have you tried following these steps, to remove your access to the folders?

 

Keep me posted.

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