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What does it mean to be a Dropbox admin?

Admins can enable their Dropbox teams with sharing permissions and instance configuration. Learn more about Dropbox admin controls.

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What can Dropbox admins do?

Just about everything.

Admins on Dropbox Advanced, Business Plus, and Enterprise teams can access multiple tiers of administration, with each tier providing a different set of permissions. Admins on Dropbox Standard or Business teams can only access one tier at a time.

There are eight admin roles, each with a different set of permissions.

Team admin

There must be at least one team admin per Dropbox team account. More than one admin is recommended for business continuity and security.

Team admins have all available admin permissions. This means they can:

  • Set team-wide security and sharing permissions

  • Manage team members

  • Manage team folders

  • Assign admin rights to other team members

  • Remove or suspend other admins

  • Enable new features, account configurations, and integrations

Managing your team’s accounts

As a team admin, you can use the sign in as user feature to log in to the account of anyone on your team. You may do this to:

  • Organize a new employee's Dropbox account before they start

  • Troubleshoot issues

  • Keep projects moving while team members are away from the office

Admins can only access team members’ work accounts, even if those accounts are linked with personal Dropbox accounts. Admins don't have access to a team member’s personal Dropbox account.

However, admins can view the name and email address of the team member’s linked personal account.

Tips for becoming a Dropbox admin for the first time

Stepping into the role of admin for the first time?

It’s best to learn the ins and outs of using Dropbox as a team member before you transition to the admin role.

For more training as a team member, check out our Dropbox team member course.

Watch our tour of the Dropbox Admin console.