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Lars L.2
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11 years ago
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Owner of shared folder deleted, how to make a new owner?

Hi, as in the title, the owner of a folder is deleted, and I want change another person to become owner and delete the old owner from the shared folder. Any ideas? Cheers
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    Rich
    11 years ago

    Only the owner of a share can transfer ownership to another member. If the owner is no longer part of the share, then it's impossible. Your best course of action would be to create a new share, invite everyone to it and move the data.

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11 years ago

Only the owner of a share can transfer ownership to another member. If the owner is no longer part of the share, then it's impossible. Your best course of action would be to create a new share, invite everyone to it and move the data.

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