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man-u-l's avatar
man-u-l
Helpful | Level 5
8 years ago

Dropbox Paper leave a shared document or folder

I am having a problem, I read an article about how to manage projects using paper, the article had a link to a sample Paper Document, I clicked on it and I was added to the Document list of people wh...
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Jane's avatar
Jane
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Hey man-u-l, 
 
Glad to help figure out a solution to this. 
 
Just keep in mind that you can Archive or Restore a Paper document, if you have Owner or Editor access. On the other hand, because only the owner of the Paper document can remove users or Permanently delete the document, I ‘d suggest reaching out to them, so that they remove you from it, if you you don’t want to sync it to your account. 
 
I’d like to point out though that, as for the time being, Paper documents don’t take up any space on your account, so you can have as many as you like, without worrying about any space issues. 
 
If you need more details about it, just let me know here. 
 
Cheers, 
JaneA
Stephane C.1's avatar
Stephane C.1
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

Actually, only a editor can archive or delete a document so if the Doc was shared without editing, there is no way to even move it to a folder. It's been annoying me since I started on the beta as I ha 2 document that are stuck. I moved from Paper for that reason alone.

  • Jane's avatar
    Jane
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    7 years ago
    Hey Stephane C.1, thanks for posting your thoughts on the Dropbox Forum & I hope you’re doing well today! 
     
    Please keep in mind that in case the Owner has just granted you “Can View” permissions on this Paper doc, you will not be able to Delete or Move it to a different location. To my mind, a temporary workaround could be to “Unfollow” from the list of options on the […] icon on the top-right. 
     
    I’d happily pass your interest & feedback up the ladder for future reference though, as it’s my understanding that you’d like to utilize this feature. 
     
    I hope this is helpful to you & please keep me updated in this discussion in case you need further assistance or clarifications. Thanks again & I’m wishing you a great rest of the day ahead! 
    • LukeHowellDev's avatar
      LukeHowellDev
      New member | Level 2
      7 years ago
      Is there an update on this? I have docs that were shared with me that I no longer need to view, but I cannot get them out of my view.

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