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Owner of shared folder deleted, how to make a new owner?

Owner of shared folder deleted, how to make a new owner?

Lars L.2
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Hi,
as in the title, the owner of a folder is deleted, and I want change another person to become owner and delete the old owner from the shared folder. Any ideas?

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Rich
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Only the owner of a share can transfer ownership to another member. If the owner is no longer part of the share, then it's impossible. Your best course of action would be to create a new share, invite everyone to it and move the data.

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Rich
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Only the owner of a share can transfer ownership to another member. If the owner is no longer part of the share, then it's impossible. Your best course of action would be to create a new share, invite everyone to it and move the data.

Lars L.2
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Can I then rescue the deleted owner? It was my own account.

Rich
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I'm not sure what you mean by rescue the deleted owner.

Lars L.2
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I just mean to bring the account back, "undelete" it.

Mark
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No you cant. Once an account is deleted it is deleted I'm afraid


 


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Philip P.2
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I wantend to Delete an old account

but om my IPhone I unfortunaly Saïd goodbye to my "big" actual account.

no wat back on my computer mayby a possibility?

 

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