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How do I leave a shared Dropbox folder?
My friend invited me to share a 3gb folder she had. I accepted. Now I want to leave the folder and cant. I followed the advice from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZoTpNkvPCI
The problem is that...
Lusil
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffYes and no. My real issue is that I need to delete this 3gb folder as it is eating up all my space. When I have tried to delete folders in the past a series of odd things have happened:
If I am not the folder owner (lie in this case) then dropbox will delete the folder but the space usage remains. If I try to permanently delete the folder from my trash then dropbox says I dont have permission to delete the files (out of my own trash bin!). I have about 1gb currently of trash I cant permanently delete because the folder owner is someone else.So this time I wanted to remove myself first.
- Lusil
The only options under the Share button are:
- Invite via email
- Add to Trello
There are 13 members on this folder and I'd really prefer not to contact the owner of the folder if possible. Thanks.
Did you find a solution to this? I have the same problem you had: I deleted a folder that I didn't realize was share - it said I wasn't the folder owner (lie), and now I can't even see the folder to remove myself. I shared this folder with a former client that I don't have contact with anymore, so I can't ask to have the folder shared with me - this contact left the company and their email address doesn't exist anymore.
Did you find a solution? Or is there anyone who knows what I can do?Hi,
It is a difficult problem to deal with.
No I haven’t found the solution yet. There were some good tips but they didn’t solve the problem.
The fact is that you cannot remove yourself from a shared folder in case the owner gave you the permission to edit. And if you once opened that folder in your dropbox account, you cannot delete it without causing trouble for the other folder members: the folder will be deleted from dropbox for everyone with whom the folder is shared!
I didn’t found out yet if it will be deleted for the owner too.
Although the owner can put the folder in dropbox again its a problem you do not want.
In the mean time my free account is full and I cannot use dropbox anymore for which I need it.
In the end I started distrusting dropbox. To me it seems they do everything to let you choose for a paid account which really is not cheap.
I hope someone else can help you!
