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title: "Leaving a Shared Folder or File"
slug: "leaving-a-shared-folder-or-file-4-1-1"
tags: ["Portal"]
updated: 2026-04-12T12:17:10Z
published: 2026-04-12T12:17:10Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/leaving-a-shared-folder-or-file-4-1-1"
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# Leaving a Shared Folder or File

Items shared with you by another user are displayed in the **Shared With Me** folder. You can leave items shared with you. You can only leave a shared folder or file at the top **Shared With Me** level and if your administrator has enabled this option. You cannot leave shared subfolders or files in shared subfolders.

**To leave a shared folder or file:**

- In **Shared With Me**, select the content to leave and click ![leaveSharedItem.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/leaveSharedItem%281%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D).  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-03PWITOP.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D)

If you want to leave more than one file and folder, select all the folders and click ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-HSHCION0.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D). ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-E6Q8LPNQ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A34%3A02Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A34%3A02Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uplwN%2BlfOwAh0oDbpCODe9a2IjYKB91%2BMTkgiF5nPVM%3D)

After leaving a shared folder or file, you can no longer access it nor any of the folders and files the folder contains, unless the owner reshares the folder with you.