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Rothman and Company
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago
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Add root level folder Dropbox Business Standard

I use Dropbox Business Standard and am the admin.  I have 4 root level folders that I see if I open the Dropbox folder on my computer or at dropbox.com.  I want to add a fifth.  Can I?  On Dropbox.com, the +Create button is greyed out.  In Finder in my Dropbox folder on my computer, if I click on File in the menu bar, New Folder is greyed out.  If I create a new folder on my desktop and try to drag it into my Dropbox root folder, it bounces back.  If I'm already inside one of my Dropbox subfolders, I have no trouble creating new folders there.  What is going on?

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    4 years ago

    Hey Rothman and Company, sorry to jump in here. 

     

    If you go to the content tab in your admin console, are you able to create a team folder from there?

     

    If you can do it from there, but not the all files page or your main Dropbox folder, you might have the top-level content management setting set to "only admins".

     

    Setting this to "everyone" should allow you to create folders from "all files" and your Dropbox folder.

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    4 years ago

    Hi Rothman and Company, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Are you trying to create a private folder, shared folder or team folder on your account?

     

    A screenshot of the greyed out Create button on the site would be helpful, along with where you're creating it.

     

    This will help me to assist further!

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    4 years ago

    Hey Rothman and Company, sorry to jump in here. 

     

    If you go to the content tab in your admin console, are you able to create a team folder from there?

     

    If you can do it from there, but not the all files page or your main Dropbox folder, you might have the top-level content management setting set to "only admins".

     

    Setting this to "everyone" should allow you to create folders from "all files" and your Dropbox folder.

  • Rothman and Company's avatar
    Rothman and Company
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    That worked, thank you.  In the circumstances, I left the setting as is, but created the folder I wanted from the Content page.

  • ramisamo's avatar
    ramisamo
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Hi Hannah, i am having the issue here on the desktop app. I have already set the permission to everyone, but on my PC whenever i try to create a folder in teh top level, i cannot see the full right-click drop down, and then i get an error saying destination folder access denied. However i have set our company top level setting to ALL. please help. 

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Hey ramisamo, can you send me a screenshot of the location you're trying to create the folder in?

     

    Also, I'd like a screenshot of the error, so I can investigate further.

     

    Thanks!

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Hi ramisamo, you will only be able to create folders on the business account via the admin console. It isn't possible to do so via Explorer.

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