Dropbox: Reassigning Ownership of Files and Folders

You may have a variety of reasons to transfer ownership of Dropbox files and folders. If you are doing this because you are leaving Carleton, be aware that there is a one time opportunity for an ITS Dropbox Administrator to assign ALL files and folders to a different team member's Dropbox account. (In cases like this, there are some files which cannot be transferred.).

  1. Hover over the folder you’d like to transfer ownership for and click the three vertical dots (more options).
  2. Select Manage Permissions.
  3. Select the dropdown arrow next to the person you’d like to make the owner and select Make Owner.

Note: you cannot assign ownership of a folder you do not own; this includes Team folders. 

For more details, see Transferring ownership of Dropbox folders.

If a folder is owned by CarlFileKeeper and you believe you should be the owner, please submit a ticket.

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