You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
Forum Discussion
Laha041
6 months agoNew member | Level 2
"You need permission to perform this action" each time I'm creating a folder.
I have searched through the forum for a solution but have yet to find one. I am using the desktop and trying to create a folder and keep getting the error, "destination folder access denied" "you n...
Hannah
6 months agoDropbox Staff
Hey Wiskers, do you also have a Dropbox team account?
And can you clarify if you're referring to creating a folder in the team member folder or in the team space?
- Wiskers6 months agoNew member | Level 2
Hi Hannah,
Yes - I'm creating a team folder in the team space (what I would call a 'top-level' folder). Previously, I could just create a new folder in Windows Explorer in the Dropbox section but I'm now told I need permission to perform this action.
- TemiU6 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Hello. We are having the same issue, and it is causing great difficulty. Please revert back to the old system of being able to create new folders in the team space via the desktop app as soon as possible.
- NickC2063 months agoNew member | Level 2
This change to the folder creation has made the product much more cumbersome to use. Asking people to change the way they make and create folders after many years of creating them using Windows file explorer is bad idea. Please figure out how to go back to the old way of folder creation.
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