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Need to give permission to a new user but I only have edit ability.
I can edit files on our church Dropbox, but I can't add a new member. The Dropbox 'owner' has an account, but he passed away a year ago. I know his Dropbox account id and password but when I log in i...
There wouldn't be a method of doing so, since this is a security measure.
As you don't have access to edit the membership of the shared folder, the only option left would be to copy the data into a new folder on your account, and then share that folder with everyone else.
Once you're certain everyone is in your folder, you can ask them to remove their access to the old shared folder.
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi DaveH15236, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Are you a part of a Dropbox Business team?
Are there any other team admins who are able to add users to the team?
This will help me to assist further!
