What can I do through the admin console?

The admin console provides key insights into your team’s activities, as well as shortcuts to important and common admin actions. It allows you access to everything you need to do within Dropbox.

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Dropbox admin console

Whether you’re new to the admin console, or you just haven’t visited it in a long time, it’s always helpful to get a tour. No matter the size of your team, you’ll find plenty of tools here to make your life easier.

Dropbox admin console features

The admin console has a number of features to help you make the most of your team’s Dropbox experience.

Security

Keeping your team’s data safe is our top priority, and Dropbox comes with built-in tools to help you do just that.

As an admin, you can take key actions to help protect your team and their content:

These controls are designed to give you peace of mind and help your team stay focused on the work that matters.

Monitoring

The Dashboard shows how often team members use their accounts and gives you a high-level view of team activity. You can view active members, shared links, active shared folders, and storage usage.

Use the Storage details section of the admin console dashboard to see how much storage space your team uses, how much remains, and where usage is concentrated across team folders and members. These insights can help you decide when to export a report, follow up with members, clean up files and folders, or set storage limits for top-level team folders.

Management

The admin console simplifies managing your organization’s productivity tools.

As a team admin, you can:

  • Automate account management: Integrate with an existing Active Directory system to create or remove accounts automatically, and manage membership directly through Active Directory.

  • Enable single sign-on (SSO): Allow team members to access Dropbox using your central identity provider.

You can also manage how your organization uses Dropbox team accounts on mobile devices. With Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), you can oversee app usage, networks, and devices. Partnering with third-party EMM providers gives you even more control over how members use the Dropbox mobile app.

Note: Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) is available to Dropbox teams on the Enterprise plan.

Track your team's activity

Activity logs are available in the admin console for certain admin roles of Dropbox teams. A team admin can see the team’s full activity, while other admins can only track the activity of a selected user.

Admins usually want to see their team’s activity to troubleshoot a problem or understand what happened and when. If a team member accidentally deleted a file, the admin can track the team’s activity to see when it happened and work to restore the file.

Dropbox | Admin | Analytics | What is the Activity page?

What is the Activity page?

The Activity page is the place where you can see a record of the actions taken by your team.

It helps admins see how often their team uses Dropbox, who’s using it, and for what. Admins can also use the Activity page to investigate and fix minor issues like accidental file deletions.

You’re here to support your team—we’re here to support you

As a Dropbox team admin, your team looks to you for answers. But you don’t have to figure everything out on your own.

We’ve got plenty of resources to help you feel confident and supported.

  • Visit our help center for step-by-step guidance.

  • Use the search bar in the admin console to quickly find help articles, settings, and team members.

  • Connect with other admins in the Dropbox Community to swap tips and get advice.

  • Explore product walkthroughs and admin-specific courses at learn.dropbox.com.

Need more direct help? Go to the Help page in your admin console to see all your support options and how to get in touch.

You're not alone—we’re here to help every step of the way.

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Whether you’re new to the admin console, or you just haven’t visited it in a long time, it’s always helpful to get a tour. No matter the size of your team, you’ll find plenty of tools here to make your life easier.

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