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hughie's avatar
hughie
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

How to delete names from Shared list

I would like to delete some of the names on my shared list.
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  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    6 years ago
    Thanks for getting back to me on this, hughie. 
     
    1. Sign in.
    2. Click your avatar (profile picture) that’s on the top right corner of your screen.
    3. Click Settings.
    4. Scroll to Preferences.
    5. Locate Manually added contacts.
    6. Click Clear. 
    There are several types of contacts that won’t be deleted by this action though, and you can find more info about this here. 
     
    Hope this helped clarify a bit more! :slight_smile:
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Lusil
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
6 years ago
Hey hughie, if you’re looking to remove a member from a shared folder, I’d recommend checking out this article for more info and relevant steps on how to do so. 
 
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. :upside_down:
  • hughie's avatar
    hughie
    Explorer | Level 3
    6 years ago

    That only deletes a name from a shared file or folder. I want to delete the name entirely from the list of people. I shared a file with a friend and he was able to see all the names in my share list. Most are old names and no longer need to be there. So when I hover over share and get a list of names I want to delete those names no longer valid.

    • Lusil's avatar
      Lusil
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      6 years ago
      Thanks for getting back to me on this, hughie. 
       
      1. Sign in.
      2. Click your avatar (profile picture) that’s on the top right corner of your screen.
      3. Click Settings.
      4. Scroll to Preferences.
      5. Locate Manually added contacts.
      6. Click Clear. 
      There are several types of contacts that won’t be deleted by this action though, and you can find more info about this here. 
       
      Hope this helped clarify a bit more! :slight_smile:
      • hughie's avatar
        hughie
        Explorer | Level 3
        6 years ago

        Thanks, that appears to have done what I wanted. I need to verify my friend no longer sees my contacts.

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