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BlueDiamond
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
How can I transfer the ownership of a Basic account?
Hello
We have the Basic Plan, the owner has left and I need to remove them and reassign ownership.
Any advice welcomed!
Mark
Super User II
2 years agoWithout them doing the above there is no way to change it. If they dont, wont or cant the only alternative you have is to set up a new account.
Dropbox wont change this for you because that account is owned by the person. If a company wants admin rights over things they need to be paying for a Business plan which gives them that privilege.
BlueDiamond
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thank you Mark
I'm trying to set up a new account this morning, but Dropbox keeps taking me back to the original one!
- Nancy2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey BlueDiamond. To create a new Dropbox account, you’ll first need to log out of the account you’re currently signed in. Here’s how you can do this, depending on the Dropbox platform you’re using.
- BlueDiamond2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hello
Thank you for jumping onboard - I need to use the same email to create a new account - so Dropbox takes me straight back to the original account.
Any advice welcomed.
- Mark2 years ago
Super User II
BlueDiamond wrote:
Hello
Thank you for jumping onboard - I need to use the same email to create a new account - so Dropbox takes me straight back to the original account.
Any advice welcomed.
Simply put - you cannot. Unless the people who have control of the email give you access to it OR you can change it yourself at www.dropbox.com/account (which is often not possibly on a Teams account) you cannot do this.
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