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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. 
hilje's avatar
hilje
Explorer | Level 4

good morning. Hope you can help me. I only have the smallest dropbox account which is for free. I only use dropbox account for  temporary storage.  Now I want to delete a shared folder with pictures.  In the link I received from te owner I was aloud to edit too. I already saved the files on my device. Now I think I can’t delete the folder in dropbox without the risk of delete the folder for the others too. Is that true? And what should I do ? Now I cannot import new folders because there is no space. Dropbox says I have to upgrade but I do not want that.

 

Hannah's avatar
Hannah
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
2 years ago

Hey hilje, thanks for posting on the Dropbox Community!

 

If you'd like to delete a shared folder from your account, without affecting the other members, you can remove your access to the folder.

 

I hope this helps!

  • hilje's avatar
    hilje
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Hi Hannah 

     

    thank you so much for your reply.

     

    I tried what was explained in the link.

    I have an Ipad and it works a bit different than explained: Sharing only shows the possibility to share a link or to invite someone to the folder.  But instead of in ‘sharing’  I found the people who share the folder in folder settings.

     

    But there is no possibility for removing my own access to the folder. Strange enough that option is showed by the name of the other sharing person. It looks like I can remove access for someone else but not for myself. For me the only showed option is to delete the folder.

     

    Hope you have an idea where I can find my own access to remove?

     

     

     

    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      2 years ago

      Hi hilje, can you try these steps to remove your access to the shared folder?

    • sophia66's avatar
      sophia66
      Explorer | Level 4
      2 years ago

      I am following this conversation for I have the same problem!
      I have deleted all the folders, emptied all the files that were in my Dropbox
      and yet Dropbox keeps on saying that my Dropbox is full!!!
      but when I go in see it either on my computer or on the website, 
      my Dropbox is empty...
      HOW CAN THIS BE ??? 
      that's because I have shared folders to which I still haven't found how to get out of them!
      and Dropbox is not helping to solve this problem

       

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        2 years ago

        Hey there sophia66, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

         

        Could you let us know what exactly is reported in regards to your quota in your plan tab?

         

        Do you see any folders listed in your backups page perhaps? 

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