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What is the difference between Team Folder and Shared Workspace?
I'm using the standard work dropbox. I need to share a subfolder with external user B from within a shared folder shared with external user A. The shared folder currently sits outside of the Team F...
- Hey Lorraine7, sorry to just jump back in here!
Indeed, the Dropbox Business account allows you to share nested folders more freely, so you'd be able to achieve what you want, without creating copies of the (sub)folders.
With Dropbox Business, you can create a team of a minimum of 3 people, who you can share folders with, but of course, you can still share folders with people outside your organization, without inviting them to your Dropbox Business team.
You can read more about Dropbox Business features and prices here.
If you have more questions, let me know!
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey Lorraine7, sorry to jump in here!
There's unfortunately no way to share a folder that already contains a shared folder.
If you don't have a Dropbox Business account (which allows you to share more freely), and you want to share sub-folders that are inside other already shared folders, you'll need to unshare the parent folders first, as Hannah mentioned.
Another thing you can do is make a copy of the sub-folders somewhere else in the account, as you can't have a shared folder within a shared folder.
I hope that makes sense, but if you have more questions, feel free to reach back out!
There's unfortunately no way to share a folder that already contains a shared folder.
If you don't have a Dropbox Business account (which allows you to share more freely), and you want to share sub-folders that are inside other already shared folders, you'll need to unshare the parent folders first, as Hannah mentioned.
Another thing you can do is make a copy of the sub-folders somewhere else in the account, as you can't have a shared folder within a shared folder.
I hope that makes sense, but if you have more questions, feel free to reach back out!
Thank you. When you say a Dropbox Business account (which allows you to share more freely), are you saying I would be able to achieve what I want to achieve if I had a Business account and would I have to pay for people outside of my organisation to have a Business account, or could it just be me as the administrator sharing subfolders with external people. I see the business account says 3 users, so is that the minimum number - I'd be paying minimum £30 per month to share only 5-10 files with people in outside of my organisation (hence no need for the space)?
- HannahHey Lorraine7, sorry to just jump back in here!
Indeed, the Dropbox Business account allows you to share nested folders more freely, so you'd be able to achieve what you want, without creating copies of the (sub)folders.
With Dropbox Business, you can create a team of a minimum of 3 people, who you can share folders with, but of course, you can still share folders with people outside your organization, without inviting them to your Dropbox Business team.
You can read more about Dropbox Business features and prices here.
If you have more questions, let me know!
