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msakten's avatar
msakten
Helpful | Level 7
2 years ago

"files stay here for the team" prevents me from moving files from team to personal folder

I - a TEAM ADMIN - cannot move files or folders from a team folder, to my personal (i.e. ADMIN) folder. I get an incredibly annoying message "files stay here for the team". How do I get around this?
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nada_dbx
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

Hi thank you all for the feedback. We hear you loud and clear, and understand that this is a frustrating experience. We're working on reversing the change to allow you to move files in your team space to your personal folder. I will provide an update here when it is available.

  • centralpenn's avatar
    centralpenn
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Not to pile on, but I am also experiencing this and it is very difficult to work around.  Thank you for working on it and, please let us know when fixed.

  • snapperfish73's avatar
    snapperfish73
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    That's great to hear, thanks Dropbox! The problem has just started happening to me too after years of using Dropbox happily. Very frustrating. I look forward to the update asap.

  • Stacie2's avatar
    Stacie2
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    Anytime soon?

    • joshuabardwell's avatar
      joshuabardwell
      New member | Level 2
      2 years ago

      This "feature" is infuriating. As an admin, I should be allowed to manage my folder tree as I see fit. This feature needs to be opt-out at the very least. DROPBOX REVERT THIS CHANGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

       

      • winston153153's avatar
        winston153153
        New member | Level 2
        2 years ago

        They have so much time in the world, so what have they done? Annoy members it is

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