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DaveH15236
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Need to give permission to a new user but I only have edit ability.
I can edit files on our church Dropbox, but I can't add a new member. The Dropbox 'owner' has an account, but he passed away a year ago. I know his Dropbox account id and password but when I log in i...
- 2 years ago
There wouldn't be a method of doing so, since this is a security measure.
As you don't have access to edit the membership of the shared folder, the only option left would be to copy the data into a new folder on your account, and then share that folder with everyone else.
Once you're certain everyone is in your folder, you can ask them to remove their access to the old shared folder.
DaveH15236
Explorer | Level 3
Hello Jay,
No, this is not a business account. No users are admins except the one who passed away.
Dave
No, this is not a business account. No users are admins except the one who passed away.
Dave
Jay
2 years agoDropbox Staff
Okay, so it sounds like you're referring to a shared folder, is this correct?
As an editor, you should be able to add new users to the folder, unless they previously restricted this.
- DaveH152362 years agoExplorer | Level 3
It is a shared folder. When I attempt to add users I get this message 'You don’t have permission to manage membership of this folder'. Apparently only the owner has that permission.
- Rich2 years agoSuper User II
DaveH15236 wrote:
It is a shared folder. When I attempt to add users I get this message 'You don’t have permission to manage membership of this folder'. Apparently only the owner has that permission.
In this case your only options will be to either get access to the owner's email (just note that you shouldn't be signing in to someone else's account as it's a terms violation), or to start a new shared folder, re-invite everyone to it and move the content from the old folder to the new folder.
- DaveH152362 years agoExplorer | Level 3
The Dropbox 'owner' has an account, but he passed away a year ago. I know his Dropbox account id and password but when I log in it sends an email with a login code to his .comcast email account. Is there any way that I can login to his Dropbox account without Dropbox sending a code to the .comcast email?
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