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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...
- Thanks 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
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThis 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!
Yes, I use Windows.
I copied the folder and its pictures to a network drive.
- JayThanks 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.- Thank you!
- Delete is grayed out in my options when I go to hypos://www.dropbox.com/share
(Windows computer)
No “Remove from Dropbox” option- Walter
Thanks for posting your question here and welcome to the Forum P2!
Can you please let me know more information about the issue you are having? What exactly are you trying to achieve?
Does this issue persist on another browser other than the one you normally use ( such as Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari to name a few) ?
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Thank you in advance for your response!
