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Padidto5
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

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...
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  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    6 years ago
    Hey Padidto5, 
     
    To remove yourself from the shared folder while you’re a member, try doing so from the website:
    1. Sign in to the website.
    2. Click Files.
    3. Navigate to the shared folder you want to permanently remove from your Dropbox account.
    4. Select the Share button that should appear next to the folder when you hover over it.
    5. Find your name under the list of emails. 
    6. Click on the Can view/Can edit that’s next to your name.
    7. Select Remove my access.
    If you’re not seeing this option or you’re still having trouble with this, let me know. 
Connie M.4's avatar
Connie M.4
Helpful | Level 5

I've got a Dropbox folder showing in Finder that belongs to someone else. I no longer participate in his group so I want to Sever The Link (i.e. my personal link), but I'm afraid of somehow deleting everything for the other people who are still using the folder and its files.

 

Documentation seems to be about "Me" stopping "My" sharing with "Others," as if "sharing" is absolutely equivalent in both directions, or an "Other" never wants to secede from a specific instance of cooperation.

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    Connie M.4
    Helpful | Level 5
    2 years ago

    So what actually helped was the wording "Leave a Shared Folder." I did a search on that and found an old message here with broken images. I ended up doing it from Finder on my Mac (Mojave, still.) The folder is now gone but will try to summarize what I did: I clicked on "Dropbox" in Finder and right-clicked on the shared folder (which has a different icon than my own private DB folders.) The Right-click drop down has "Share" settings which pops up a box. In the upper right of the box is a "Can Edit" tool. Click on the down-arrow to see your name. Under my name, (right or left click, do not remember) I finally found "Remove my Access." (The owner had given everyone Edit access to this folder and its sub folders.)

     

    Spring cleaning satisfaction achieved.

     

    Doing this from the browser doesn't work (tried Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera.)

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      2 years ago

      Hey Connie M.4, can you send us a screenshot of the options you when you follow the steps in the article that Rich linked in his reply?

       

      Just make sure you hide any personal info, like file names etc.

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