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MStoGo
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago
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Convert Team Folder into Shared Folder / Move items from Team to Shared

I don't want to use the Team Folder anymore. I'm trying to move all the files from the Team Folder to a Shared Folder in the Files section, but I'm denied, despite being the owner/admin of the accoun...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    6 years ago

    There must be a conflict with the sharing settings of this folder somehow so in this case, I'd suggest copying the folder's content to another folder and then sharing that instead MStoGo.

     

    From there, you can also leave the free team to go back to an individual account and use only shared folders moving forward. 

     

    In any case, please let me know how you get on. 

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Walter
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6 years ago

There must be a conflict with the sharing settings of this folder somehow so in this case, I'd suggest copying the folder's content to another folder and then sharing that instead MStoGo.

 

From there, you can also leave the free team to go back to an individual account and use only shared folders moving forward. 

 

In any case, please let me know how you get on. 

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MStoGo
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

 Is there a way to mass unshare EVERYTHING in a particular folder?

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