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.
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katherine1377
11 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Restrict an Admin User's access of some files and folders
We have a Dropbox Standard account at work and we have countless files and folders in the root of our team folder giving "Everyone at..." full access to the data. We have 3 Team Admins and we would ...
- 11 months ago
Hi katherine1377, thanks for messaging the Community!
The 'Everyone at...' group is enabled by default, and can't be edited. However, it can be removed from any team folders, which would remove access to that folder.
Afterwards, you can instead create groups, which can include any specific user, namely the three admins only. Once the group is created, you can add it to any folder you want.
If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.
Jay
11 months agoDropbox Staff
Hi katherine1377, thanks for messaging the Community!
The 'Everyone at...' group is enabled by default, and can't be edited. However, it can be removed from any team folders, which would remove access to that folder.
Afterwards, you can instead create groups, which can include any specific user, namely the three admins only. Once the group is created, you can add it to any folder you want.
If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.
- katherine137711 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Thank you so much for your help Jay! That's the route we'll take then... much appreciated!
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