Can't access files in my Drop Box (new user)

We have multiple accounts on a shared MacMini, and one user wanted to share some photos with me. She dragged them into my Drop Box. Now the photos are inaccessable. The message reads, "The folder could not be opened because you do not have sufficient access privileges." This is my Drop Box, and I don't have sufficient access privileges? I don't get it. We want those photos back! Please help! (Note: I'm a new Mac user.)

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