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RPGRAT
New member | Level 1
10 months ago

I joined a Dropbox team and now all my files are shared with them

I joined a professional team and it gave them access to all my personal folders and files. I didn’t realise that joining a team would do this, I assumed my folders would still only be accessible by m...
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Jay
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3 months ago

Hi Whocares2, as you've joined a Dropbox team, you would need to get in contact with the team admin in order for them to remove you from the team by converting your account to a Basic personal plan away from the team.

This is because they technically own your Dropbox account now once it's part of the team, so they need to the person to remove you from the team.

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Whocares2
New member | Level 2
3 months ago

How did anyone think this was a good idea? Over a decade with Dropbox, and I can lose my account with a couple of clicks? Guess I'll be looking for an alternative to Dropbox. 

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