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Trying out Dropbox trial and created a group. Invited a member and they accepted but now say that all their files are in my Dropbox Account because I am the Admin. How do I Ungroup them so they gain control of their files again -- and why would Dropbox allow me to grab all their files??
@Accent27 wrote:
How do I Ungroup them so they gain control of their files again -- and why would Dropbox allow me to grab all their files??
Because thats what you told it to do - note as well that it told them it would do this as well. You are using a Business Plan so its moved them in to your plan. Most businesses want to control what people do with its data hence its centrally managed.
Follow https://help.dropbox.com/account-access/delete-member and REMOVE them rather than delete
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@Accent27 wrote:
How do I Ungroup them so they gain control of their files again -- and why would Dropbox allow me to grab all their files??
Because thats what you told it to do - note as well that it told them it would do this as well. You are using a Business Plan so its moved them in to your plan. Most businesses want to control what people do with its data hence its centrally managed.
Follow https://help.dropbox.com/account-access/delete-member and REMOVE them rather than delete
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Thank you super user...Wow..amazing that with one little click they gave me all their data like that. OK, I think we have fixed the situation and I thank you for the help.
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