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Graham C.10
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

How to permanently delete an empty Team folder inside a Member folder?

I'm really not sure how I've done this but I've ended up with an empty Team folder inside a Member folder.  As the Team admin I can access the Member folder but the Team folder has no members. If I o...
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi Graham C.10, this is a personal folder on a Dropbox Business team, which is permanent and can't be deleted or shared directly. 

 

It is separate from the team space, which are the team folders you see beneath it with the building icon on them. 

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nada_dbx
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

It's also possible that this MUSIC folder is not owned by your team and is actually a team folder from another team that has been shared with you. That is why it is in your team member folder and not in the team space. You can check who the owner is by clicking on the 3 dots and selecting 'Manage permissions'.

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