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1 item couldn’t be permanently deleted
Hello,
I am trying to permanently delete all the folders/files in my account so I can free up space to upload new content. Unfortunately, whenever I have tried I receive the same message...
Hi Kevin__USER, if you're getting this message, then it means that folder is a shared folder, and you're not the owner of that shared folder.
Only the owner can permanently delete the data in shared folders, so you'll need to ask them to do so on your behalf.
You can find out who the owner is by restoring the shared folder from here and clicking the 'Share' button on the folder.
Hope this helps to clarify matters!
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi Kevin__USER; welcome to our Community!
I'm not sure what could be causing this; could you try another browser and let me know if you get the same results?
In case you do, I'd appreciate a screenshot so I can have a better look into this.
Thanks!
Hi Walter,
Thanks for helping. I've been trying via Firefox but have also tried via Opera where I get the same message. Here's a screengrab of the message I get.
thanks again - Kevin
- Jay
Hi Kevin__USER, if you're getting this message, then it means that folder is a shared folder, and you're not the owner of that shared folder.
Only the owner can permanently delete the data in shared folders, so you'll need to ask them to do so on your behalf.
You can find out who the owner is by restoring the shared folder from here and clicking the 'Share' button on the folder.
Hope this helps to clarify matters!
Thank you Jay. I realize now, and for that I'm sorry, that I wasn't looking at the main folder that my boss created but the subfolders I did. I should have caught that on my own. I'm sorry for the hassle.
