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How to stop sharing content someone else shared with me
I am finding it extremely difficult to remove files and folders other people have shared with me from my Dropbox.
For example, I have agreed to share a folder created by someone else. Several peopl...
Hi there JimGasperini, I'd be happy to help out with this!
As you mentioned, you're trying to remove your access to a subfolder of the main folder that was shared with you right?
Unfortunately, it's not possible to remove yourself just from a specific subfolder, you would need to remove your access to the whole folder. This is why you're not able to click the "Can edit" option to remove your access.
What I could suggest is to have your access removed to the shared folder, and then ask the owner to only share with you only the subfolders that you need access to.
I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions!
Daphne
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi there JimGasperini, I'd be happy to help out with this!
As you mentioned, you're trying to remove your access to a subfolder of the main folder that was shared with you right?
Unfortunately, it's not possible to remove yourself just from a specific subfolder, you would need to remove your access to the whole folder. This is why you're not able to click the "Can edit" option to remove your access.
What I could suggest is to have your access removed to the shared folder, and then ask the owner to only share with you only the subfolders that you need access to.
I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions!
