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RobinH
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

I'm unable to move a folder back to the team space from my personal folder

I saw a question like this in the forum, but the instructions don't seem to apply to me. I noticed that a folder my whole team has access to is now in my personal folder within the team/business Drop...
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Asiantaco15
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Right click on the Dropbox location on the right hand side of the File explorer. Go to properties. Under security tab click advanced permissions. Double click on everyone and put to allow under “type” instead of the implicit deny. Move the folder out your personal now. And revert the settings after. 

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    RobinH
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Thanks for these instructions. My problem resolved itself mysteriously, so I don't need this now. However, I am not seeing the "Dropbox location on the right hand side of the file explorer" and so not finding where to select properties. In case I need to do this in the future, are you able to explain how to find that a little more?

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