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Snelephant
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2 years ago

I am the owner of a shared folder. How do I remove my access without making a new owner?

I am the owner of a shared folder for an organization with which I am no longer affiliated. How do I remove my access to the folder without making a new owner?
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Snelephant
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Thanks for the reply.

I should clarify:

  • I am the owner of the folder and I want to remove my access.
  • I need the folder and its contents to remain available to the existing members. Unsharing the folder will delete the files from each member's account, which I do not want.
  • I do not want to make someone else the owner.

Thanks,

Kerry

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Megan
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2 years ago

Thanks for your fast reply Snelephant!

 

In that case, I'm afraid there's not much that we can do. 

 

What you wish to achieve isn't feasible. 

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    Snelephant
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Megan,

     

    Thanks for the reply.

     

    I encourage Dropbox to provide a way for the owner of a shared folder to relinquish ownership without transferring ownership.

     

    It seems like this scenario is not uncommon. I am no longer associated with the organization, cannot contact the members, and do not know enough about the current circumstances to safely name someone else as owner of the shared folder.

     

    Kerry

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      Hannah
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      2 years ago

      Hi there, Snelephant, thanks so much for your feedback on this.

       

      If you had a way of contacting the other members, you could ask them to create a copy of the folder, as a workaround, so the person that would create the copy and then share it with the others, would be the new owner.

       

      Nonetheless, we appreciate your comments and your feedback has been passed along to our team.

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        Jay
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        2 years ago

        Hi Snelephant, we appreciate the feedback on this matter. 
         
        We take all comments into consideration when improving the Dropbox site and services.

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