"files stay here for the team" prevents me from moving files from team to personal folder

As a workaround you can open two windows, copy from one, tab to the other, paste there, and if it worked, tab back to the original window and delete the files which should still be selected. In case you want to get work done while dropbox fiddles.

It seems to be a recent update issue and the only thing that can probably be done is to overwhelm the Dropbox people into TURNING IT OFF NOW

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

My thread had been merged with this thread, and I have already read this thread, so I posted my thread in the hope that Dropbox will come to its senses and remove this insanely annoying feature. So has it been disabled? Because copying then deleting is asking for mistakes (such as deleting the wrong file) to happen.

I'm very relieved (albeit sadly) to see so many people share their frustrations relating to this idiotic 'feature'. As if having to deal with this issue wasn't enough, it was extra infuriating having Dropbox support gaslight me first by suggesting that I was doing something wrong, and then that this was expected and desired behaviour, for my own benefit. 😠

Hey Angela1204j, you can find the thread by following this link.

Let us know if you have anything else to ask or add. 

Where is the thread?

Hi Angela1204j, sorry to hear about that! 

I've merged your post under a relevant, similar thread. Feel free to take a look here, and the comments that have been shared from the rest of the Community members, and managers. 

Your feedback regarding this has been very valuable and noted, and I will endeavor to make sure your voice is heard.

Keep an eye out for an update as Nada, our Community Manager mentioned here. 

Thank you!

This seems to be a new (and extremely, insanely annoying) feature. How do you turn it off and turn it off permanently? I DO NOT want to "copy the files then go back and delete" because, say if I have 10 files in there, and I want to MOVE 5 - by copying 5 then going back and deleting the 5, I might end up deleting the wrong ones.

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE FILES LIKE I USED TO BE ABLE TO. Dropbox - turn off this feature now.

Finally, we have the answer to my question of "and what about the files littered in the team root directory?" answer: moved into "assorted content" team folder:

https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/Files-deleted-missing-after-some-changes-made-to-my-team/td-p/766747