You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
Forum Discussion
WhiteWolf1
6 months agoNew member | Level 2
Shared folder member cannot delete files to free up their space
Hello Community,
This may not be the right category, but there was nothing that matched my issue. I have a friend that is getting messages from Dropbox that she needs to upgrade her payment plan a...
- 5 months ago
Hello Hannah,
I think I have resolved the issue. I deleted their files on her computer, and at the same time someone from Dropbox got back to me so I could easily sign into my account without the code and I was able to change the email address to a new one. All is well. Thank you so much for caring and wanting to help resolve the issue.
Best wishes,
Ingrid
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hi there, WhiteWolf1, thanks for reaching out to us.
You don't really need to login to your account, to delete the shared folder, so that the other member's space is freed up.
They should be able to delete it from their own account; can you ask them why they can't do it?
What happens exactly?
Have they tried removing it from their account on dropbox.com?
Let me know and we'll go from there.
WhiteWolf1
5 months agoNew member | Level 2
Hello Hannah,
I think I have resolved the issue. I deleted their files on her computer, and at the same time someone from Dropbox got back to me so I could easily sign into my account without the code and I was able to change the email address to a new one. All is well. Thank you so much for caring and wanting to help resolve the issue.
Best wishes,
Ingrid
About Delete, edit, and organize
Solve issues with deleting, editing, and organizing files and folders in your Dropbox account with support from the Dropbox Community.
Need more support
If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.
For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.
If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!