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What happens if my work account is deleted from a Dropbox for Business team?

Leaving your company or organization? If so, your work Dropbox account will be deleted. You’ll no longer be able to access the account, and syncing will stop between the account and all linked devices. In addition, your Dropbox for Business administrator will be able to transfer your work Dropbox’s files to another team member and will have the option to delete your work Dropbox folder from your linked devices.

What files can be transferred?

Your Dropbox for Business administrator will have the ability to transfer files from your work Dropbox to another team member’s account.

The following data and access are transferred:

All existing folders and files
All deleted files
Ownership of shared folders that the former team member owned
Membership to shared folders owned by other members of your Dropbox for Business team
A copy of the Apps folder containing third-party application data

The following data and access are not transferred:

Shared links created by the deleted member (the links will no longer work)
Previous versions of files
Membership to shared folders owned by people outside of your Dropbox for Business team. Only copies of these folders are transferred.
Datastores (a specific type of data that developers of some third-party apps use to store their app data)

What will happen to the files on my linked devices?

When your Dropbox for Business administrator deletes your work account from the team, they'll have the option of deleting your entire work Dropbox folder from all linked devices through remote wipe.

What happens to my connected personal Dropbox account?

If you've connected a personal Dropbox to your work Dropbox, your Dropbox for Business administrator can't delete your personal Dropbox account or delete the files in your personal Dropbox.

Contact your admin if you have specific questions about your team's policies and procedures when someone leaves the Dropbox for Business account.