Certain types of Dropbox admins can manage whether team members have the ability to permanently delete content.
How to stop team members from permanently deleting files
To prevent team members from permanently deleting files:
- Log in to dropbox.com with your admin credentials.
- Click Admin console in the left sidebar.
- Click Settings.
- Under Content, click Deletion.
- Toggle Permanent delete to Off.
- Click Save.
If a team member tries to delete a file while this setting is toggled to On, they’ll be asked to enter a password to continue.
