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Sheena
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7 years ago

Setting up your Dropbox Business Account

If you’re joining an existing Dropbox Business account, here’s some tips on keeping things organised.
 
Keep your personal files separate from your work files with this how-to guide - https://www.dropbox.com/help/business/join-team-existing-user 
  • You'll want to do a couple of things before transferring an existing account to a Dropbox Business team:
    • Verify that all of the files and folders that you want to transfer are in your Dropbox
    • Remove any files or folders that you don't want to transfer to a Dropbox Business team
  • Once that's done, you can verify your email address and join a Dropbox Business team. Every Dropbox account is linked to an email address, which allows you to verify your identity and receive notifications about your account. Read more…
 
Set up online only to keep your work files from filling up your hard-drive.
  • Access every file and folder in your Dropbox account from your computer, using virtually no hard drive space. Online only is available for Dropbox Professional customers, and members of Dropbox Business teams. Read more…
 
And if you’re an Admin, there’s some amazing data waiting for you in your dashboard. Find out more - https://www.dropbox.com/help/business/admin-dashboard
  • The Dropbox Business admin dashboard provides key insights into your team’s activities as well as shortcuts to important and common admin actions. Read more…
 
Got any tips to add, or have a question about setting up that hasn’t been answered? Post them below!

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