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Brab
Explorer | Level 3
2 months 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 fold...
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Mark's avatar
Mark
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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
2 months 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
    2 months 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.

    • Brab's avatar
      Brab
      Explorer | Level 3
      2 months ago

      Its from a Teams folder. We are not getting any option to keep the folder so far.

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        2 months ago

        If it's from a team folder, then you won't be able to keep a copy for security purposes.

         

        You'll need to duplicate the folder to another private folder on your account, or download the folder to your machine.

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