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guthrie
Helpful | Level 5
3 months ago

I have edit permissions on some folders but I'm getting an error editing or renaming files

I have a set of folders which were shared with me. The owner gave me edit permissions, and tried to give me all possible permissions - but I cannot edit or rename or change any of the files. From t...
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    guthrie
    2 months ago

    The owner went through all of the shared ID names and again indicated edit permissions, and then it worked.

    Not sure what the issue was, but seems resolved - sorry for all the trouble, thanks for all the suggestions.

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