Notes on moving a shared folder
- If your admin or the owner of the folder has set sharing restrictions, moving a shared folder to your other Dropbox will cause you to leave the folder entirely so you'll have a non-shared copy that doesn't sync with other members' changes.
- We recommend you check with both your admin and the folder owner to see if they've set any restrictions before moving a shared folder to your other Dropbox account.
- If you move a shared folder from one Dropbox account to another, you’ll receive a notification that you’ve left the shared folder in your first Dropbox and joined the shared folder in your second Dropbox.
- If you're the owner of the folder, ownership will be transferred to your second Dropbox account.
If you're the owner of a shared folder in your work Dropbox and you want to move it to your personal Dropbox, first take a look at the folder's settings:
- Log in to dropbox.com.
- Hover over the name of the folder and click Share.
- Click the gear icon in the bottom right.
- Check the setting Folder membership.
- If it shows "Anyone", you can move the shared folder to your personal Dropbox without a problem.
- If it shows "Only team members", moving the folder to your personal Dropbox will break your membership in the folder, and you'll have only a non-shared copy of it in your personal Dropbox.
If there are no sharing restrictions, moving a shared folder from one Dropbox to another will be recorded as an event in your admin's sharing activity log.
Copying a shared folder
Copying a shared folder from one Dropbox to another will have no effect on your membership in the folder.
For example, if you copy a shared folder from your work Dropbox to your personal Dropbox, your work account will still be a member of the shared folder, and a non-shared copy of the folder will be in your personal Dropbox.
How to rename a shared folder for all members
- Unshare the folder.
- Rename the folder.
- Reshare the renamed folder.