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CPaluga
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago

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...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    8 years ago
    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.
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Patti5
New member | Level 2
7 years ago
I believe this is asking for your MAC sign in password. Enter the pwd you use to sign into your screen.
  • clouttechie's avatar
    clouttechie
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    I've faced this issue before. There are two ways to fix You need permission to perform this action Error. One of the following step should help majority of the people facing this issue.

     

    Follow the steps below

     

    1.Boot into Safe Mode
    2.By changing the Owner

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