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How can I restrict access to specific folders for specific team members?
I just set-up a Teams folder and thought it would be the solution for file sharing our engineering documents. Unfortunately the primary reason I thought Teams would work is for limiting permissions t...
Hi KDZ ! You should be able to create a restricted folder from All Files (on web) as well. You just need to select 'Specific People' when creating the folder - see attached. If you prefer working from Finder or File Explorer, you need to create the folder first, then right click on it and select "Manage folder access" from the menu. You can then remove people. Let me know if that helps!
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHannah,
I tried the restrict access option. I found it restricted access to ALL team members, including myself! I could only access through the Admin Console. Then, I could not figure out how to un-restrict. I ended up coping all files to a new folder, then deleting the restricted folder.
AnastasiaDBXDropbox Product Manager
Hi KDZ ! You should be able to create a restricted folder from All Files (on web) as well. You just need to select 'Specific People' when creating the folder - see attached. If you prefer working from Finder or File Explorer, you need to create the folder first, then right click on it and select "Manage folder access" from the menu. You can then remove people. Let me know if that helps!
Since the folders already exist, i tried from explorer. I tried to remove team member, and received message Couldn't remove member. Removing them again.
