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Designit
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2 years ago

I can't create new folders via the desktop app - I keep being asked for admin permission

I ahve not changed the permissions on the dropbox account for around 6 months.  However, a few weeks I noticed on my laptop that I had an error when trying to create a folder.  It woudl ask me for ad...
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Nancy
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2 years ago

Hey Designit, hope you’re doing well and welcome to our forum. 

 

Did your admin mention if they changed any setting the first time, when this started working again? 

 

Also, if they disable the “Only admins” setting for creating new folders and set it to "Everyone" instead, are you able to create new ones then? 

 

Let me know, and we’ll go from there.

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