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How can I leave a Dropbox Business team?
I inadvertently changed my personal subscription to a Business subscription following accepting a Team invite from an existing client. Asking how to roll back my subscription to the state prior to th...
willuper wrote:
Right. I have full confidence in regards to the plan and account side and sorting that out just fine. My main concern is whether there is any ownership/permissions change that happens once accepting a teams invite (access to pre-existing files from my personal account). I have YEARS worth of files that, as of now, haven't changed, and don't want to risk the Admin having access to them as they are not related to the client (Admin) whatsoever.
Hi willuper
If you become part of a Business Team then they 'own' your account and as such all of the files and data within it. They could, at any point, delete your account and you'd loose it all. While they cannot 'see' the data as such via the Dropbox website there is an option for them to log in as you and thus view all your data if they so wished.
Personally I'd set up a second account and use that as the one to join the team. You can link the two together so you can view two on your computer at one time if needed 🙂
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi willuper, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
As you've joined a Dropbox Business team, only the team admin can remove you from the team.
You'll need to ask them to convert your account to a personal account away from the team.
If you need any further assistance, please let me know!
I've had a personal account for forever and have upgraded from Plus to Pro over the years. My only concern is that now that I inadvertently moved to a Business team will that have any effect on my Dropbox activity prior to my plan/role/permission change that occurred yesterday?
- Jay
If this was a paid Dropbox Business team, then you would be converted back to a Basic plan once the admin does the change.
You should've received a pro-rated refund for the remainder of your subscription, which you can check on this page.
Right. I have full confidence in regards to the plan and account side and sorting that out just fine. My main concern is whether there is any ownership/permissions change that happens once accepting a teams invite (access to pre-existing files from my personal account). I have YEARS worth of files that, as of now, haven't changed, and don't want to risk the Admin having access to them as they are not related to the client (Admin) whatsoever.
