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Deleting a file that has been shared to my box

  • May 23, 2025
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I have two sizable files that were shared with me last year, equalling 4GB total. I'd like to remove them but I do not see any way to do this, via the mobile app or desktop interfaces.

Any thoughts on how to proceed?

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    Hi Aaron, 

    Welcome to Box Community and I’m here to help!

    Seems that you wanted to remove a collaborated folder into your Box account. Here's how: 

    1. Log in to Box.com go to your All Files page.
    2. Next to the name of the folder on which you wish to stop collaborating, click the ellipsis (...).  Then, from the menu that displays, click More Actions.
    3. Click End Collaboration.  Box removes you as a folder collaborator.  At this point you cannot access the folder's contents unless the folder owner re-invites you as a collaborator.

    Hope it helps!

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    Thanks Rona.

    This is a file that has been shared not a folder. I looked for the end collaboration option but didn’t see it.

    I did however find a solution thanks to your suggestions. I went to file info > sharing and selected my name and selected remove this person.

    Seems a bit convoluted, I’d rather just delete it and have be removed from sharing in one step. But maybe there are use cases that do not allow it to be this simple.

    Thanks for the support.

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