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deswattis's avatar
deswattis
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Designate multiple owners for folders

Allow multiple accounts to admin a folder (determine folder permissions / security). 
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Jay's avatar
Jay
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
2 years ago

Thanks for the information. It wouldn't be possible for personal accounts, since ownership of a shared folder indicates that they own all files within the folder. As personal accounts are separate from one another, multiple owners cannot exist.

 

In a Dropbox Business team, multiple team admins can technically access and own folders by changing permissions, but again, there can only be one real 'owner' of a folder.

 

We appreciate your feedback on how to improve the Dropbox service.

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

    I would really like to know how this can be set up to facilitate smoother workflow for our NGO. Thanks.

    • Mark's avatar
      Mark
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
      2 years ago

      KRABHERU - it cannot I'm afraid as has been said. 

       

      You can only have 1 owner of a shared folder at a time. 

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