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Lor2
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

How can I become the team admin when the admin has left and didn't leave the password?

Hello The administrator of our Dropbox for Business left and we cannot contact him so the password has gone forever.   How can we make a team member become the team administrator?   Thank y...
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teresawallacekw
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

The previous admin no longer works for me and so I need to make myself and the other team members admins, but because the email of the previous admin has been deactivated it is impossible to access to change roles. Please advise.

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    Lusil
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    5 years ago

    Hi teresawallacekw, thanks for reaching out to us. 

     

    I've moved your thread here, where another user has had a similar concern. 

     

    Have a look at what Jay mentions in their replies and let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks again!

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