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"files stay here for the team" prevents me from moving files from team to personal folder
I - a TEAM ADMIN - cannot move files or folders from a team folder, to my personal (i.e. ADMIN) folder. I get an incredibly annoying message "files stay here for the team". How do I get around this?
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for the clarification. In general, the same would apply for moving files or folders from the team folder into the personal folder.
This is for security purposes to prevent team members from losing access to data and this applies to team admins as well trying to do the same thing.
The only method to get files from a team folder into a personal folder would be to copy them to that personal folder.
As team admins, we honestly do. not. care. if "other team members" lose access to that data. For smaller organisations, there is the options of simply getting up from one's desk, walking over to the other person's desk, and asking. That "for the team" should be an OPT IN option for larger organsation, not some fixed, unchangeable default. TURN IT OFF NOW
