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levinsoninteriordesign
New member | Level 2
4 months ago

Will files added by a person remain in my account if that person is removed from the folder?

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Will files added by a person remain in my account if that person is removed from the folder?

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
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    4 months ago

    If you mean if you delete them from the share then no, the files wont be deleted, they'll stay in your account 

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    4 months ago

    Hey levinsoninteriordesign, thanks for your post!

    You're referring to a shared folder, right?

    If that's the case, then Mark is correct; the files they added won't be deleted from the folder, if you remove the user.

    Let us know if we misunderstood your question or if you need anything else.

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