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JeffCEO
Explorer | Level 4
10 months ago

Moving folder into a folder creates error "Couldn't move 1 item [Folder Name]"

Hello -    I am attempting to move all of my files from one account to another, so I am trying to follow the instructions via link below.  https://help.dropbox.com/organize/move-files-between-a...
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    10 months ago

    Since you have already shared the folder, on the non-team member account you can simply create another folder with the same name elsewhere, and then drag the contents of the shared folder into the new private folder. Does this generate the same error?

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