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SpartanMike
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
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Free up space without affecting users

Hello. I have read how to move my DropBox folder from the C: drive to another drive letter on the same computer - sounds relatively easy. However, not mentioned in the literature is: Will moving my D...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Thanks for the info, if you move the Dropbox folder to another location on your computer, it won't affect the other users in the same Dropbox Business team.

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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi SpartanMike, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Just to clarify, are you all sharing the account credentials for a single Dropbox account, or do you have a Dropbox Business team or shared folders, and have different emails?

 

This will help me to assist further!

  • SpartanMike's avatar
    SpartanMike
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    Hi Jay,

     

    We have a DropBox Standard account with 3 unique logins. Sorry, I mis-spoke but not everyone shared they have a login with their email addresses.

     

    Thanks,

     

    SpartanMike

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      Jay
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      3 years ago

      Thanks for the info, if you move the Dropbox folder to another location on your computer, it won't affect the other users in the same Dropbox Business team.

      • SpartanMike's avatar
        SpartanMike
        Explorer | Level 3
        3 years ago

        Thank you Jay.

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