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SPoirier
3 months agoExplorer | Level 4
I'm a Dropbox team member; How can I make myself an admin?
Hello there,
The person that created our Dropbox is no longer interested in being the "Owner" and will not help on passing the torch. I am a user and on the Board for the Not-For-Profit that u...
- 3 months ago
Hey SPoirier, I'm afraid that Rich is right.
Only an already existing admin on a Dropbox team can change the admin permissions for another team member and make them admin.
If you can gain access to the current admin's Dropbox account and make the change, then you should be able to do it on your end, we can't do it from our side, unfortunately.
SPoirier
Explorer | Level 4
Hi Hannah,
Would you mind emailing me or is there a PM option that I can speak to you on?
Hannah
3 months agoDropbox Staff
Hey SPoirier, I'm afraid that Rich is right.
Only an already existing admin on a Dropbox team can change the admin permissions for another team member and make them admin.
If you can gain access to the current admin's Dropbox account and make the change, then you should be able to do it on your end, we can't do it from our side, unfortunately.
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