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Elliot Smith's avatar
Elliot Smith
New member | Level 2
3 years ago
Solved

All of my Dropbox Personal Files Now within a Team Folder

Hello, This evening I accepted an invite to what I thought was a shared folder from a colleague. Worryingly, my Personal files now exist within this team folder. I'm worried that others may be able t...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Hi Elliot Smith, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    It sounds like you joined a Dropbox Business team and merged your files to the account.

     

    In order to leave the team, you'll need to ask the team admin to convert your account back to a personal plan away from the team.

     

    Keep me updated with any progress.

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MilicaB
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

I can't find that post. Please repost here

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