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Shared folder's owner is an unknown person that now owns my shared folder.
I have a folder that i *know* i created as it is my company name, but someone else appears to own it. I emailed the account that is listed and got a "mailbox full" from their email server.
The...
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey xorg, thanks for posting here!
A shared folder can only change ownership if the person that created it passed it on to another member. If this didn't happen, then the folder was most likely created by someone else.
What is the end goal here? Do you wish to remove the folder, or simply change its ownership?
Let me know more!
- The intent is to have my Dropbox back. I wild just abandon it, but with some earned space there, I'm not crazy about that approach. There is nothing in that folder but their backup set that has taken up 99pct of my space.
- Walter
Are you getting any particular errors when trying to delete files from the folder or the other member xorg?
If you do, I'd appreciate a screenshot so that we can have a visual too.
Have you considered copying any files you need from the folder into another folder that you own and then leaving the original shared folder?
