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CPaluga
8 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Getting a permissions error when trying to delete a shared folder
A folder of pictures was shared with me and I saved the folder in Dropbox. I have since moved the folder to a shared drive at work. I now want to delete the original shared folder (and pictures) to f...
- 8 years agoThanks for that, can you try unsharing the folder from this page:
https://www.dropbox.com/share
Click the ellipsis (...) and then 'Remove from Dropbox'. The folder will become grayed out on the site, and the folder should vanish from your computer.
Jay
8 years agoDropbox Staff
This sounds like a message from your OS, are you on Windows by any chance?
You mentioned that you moved the folder to a shared drive at work, does this mean a network drive, or did you share a folder with another Dropbox account?
Any information you can provide would be helpful!
You mentioned that you moved the folder to a shared drive at work, does this mean a network drive, or did you share a folder with another Dropbox account?
Any information you can provide would be helpful!
- CPaluga8 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Yes, I use Windows.
I copied the folder and its pictures to a network drive.
- Jay8 years agoDropbox StaffThanks for that, can you try unsharing the folder from this page:
https://www.dropbox.com/share
Click the ellipsis (...) and then 'Remove from Dropbox'. The folder will become grayed out on the site, and the folder should vanish from your computer.- CPaluga8 years agoExplorer | Level 4Thank you!
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