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

DrShinshuri's avatar
DrShinshuri
Explorer | Level 3
3 months ago

What will happen if I accept a colleague's invitation to join her Dropbox team?

I recently had a colleague invite me to their DropBox Teams. I am reluctant to add the account because I do not want to comingle my account and folders with my colleagues. I don't mind having access ...
dropbox business
FAQ
Onboarding
Security
Mark's avatar
Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
DrShinshuri wrote:

Can someone help me understand what happens If I accept the Team invite from my colleague to join her Team Dropbox?

Hi

Basically your account 'becomes' theirs - so I wouldn't merge it either. BUT if you click to accept the invite you should get the option to set up and create a new account for the Teams invite which then will also install and work on your computer - so you'd have 2 Dropbox folders 🙂

DrShinshuri's avatar
DrShinshuri
Explorer | Level 3
3 months ago

Hi, Mark:

 

Thank you for your response. I won't be accepting the invitation. I also don't want two Dropbox Accounts either. I will explore other solutions that provide better features and options than Dropbox. Thank you!

About Security and Permissions

Start a discussion in the Dropbox Community forum to get help with your account security and permissions. Find support from Community members.

Need more support

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!