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I'm downgrading my account but don't want to delete files owned by collaborator
I am on Dropbox Basic now and have been for some time.
I used to contract with another person. We both had our own business subscriptions. I no longer work with this person, but I do not want to de...
Hi ToniCr, thanks for posting today.
If the files belong to that other user, you could create a shared folder, add that user to the folder, and then transfer ownership of the folder to them.
Once you do that, you can remove your access to the folder, which would delete them from your account only, and free up your quota. This means that the files would remain accessible by the other user.
If you need any further assistance, please let me know!
Thank you Brian and Jay - all good!
Theresa
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Community ManagerHi there ToniCr and welcome to the Dropbox Community! 😊
I am glad to see your storage issue was resolved. Thanks so much for coming back to update the thread too... it really helps others who might be facing a similar issue being part of a shared folder.
By the way, I’m Theresa 👩💻, one of the community managers here at Dropbox HQ. Since you’re working with shared content and collaborators, I’d love to know… how do you usually use Dropbox? Whether it’s for team projects, shared folders, or personal files, I’m always curious to hear how people make Dropbox part of their day-to-day.
Looking forward to hearing more,
T 😺 (Dropbox Community Manager)
