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Brab's avatar
Brab
Explorer | Level 3
19 days ago

How do I keep the contents of a shared folder when I'm removed from the folder?

Good Afternoon,

 

How do i keep a folder that is being unshared with me? I do not see a checkmark or option anywhere that says keep folder when unshare. Also  the person who is unsharing the folder with me does not have the option to let me keep the folder.

 

Any tips?

 

 

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    19 days ago

    Quickest and easiest way then would be to just copy and paste all files to another location before the share is closed 🙂

    • Brab's avatar
      Brab
      Explorer | Level 3
      19 days ago

      Its quite a big amount  about 1.2tb. I would like to prevent having to do that solution.

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        19 days ago

        Hi Brab, thanks for the details. 

         

        Is the other user the owner of the folder, or is it a separate person entirely?

         

        Only the owner of the folder can provide the option to keep a copy of the shared folder when a member is removed. 

         

        Keep me posted.

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