Deleting files from a business I no longer work with—just from my own Dropbox account?

Question

New owners bought the company I worked for and essentially fired almost all the staff. Apparently they also shut us out of their Dropbox account—I can neither drag company files onto my desktop, nor open them in Dropbox. How can I delete their files (or their account) from my Dropbox app without affecting my personal account and theirs? Thanks!

Jay · Answer

Hi @Champeen Reet, did you try the steps provided by my colleague to sign out of the Dropbox account?

Are you able to access the preferences from the system tray/menu bar?

Champeen Reet · Answer

Alas, you’re talking to a technologically challenged senior citizen.  When I click on the Dropbox icon, my files and the company’s appear in the same window.  I've downloaded my personal files to my desktop; should I delete both accounts and set up a new one? (That's presuming I can delete a business account from my computer.)

Megan · Answer

Hi @Champeen Reet, thanks for clarifying!

All you'd have to do would be to sign out of the app from the old account, and then sign in with your personal one. Want to give it a go, and let me know how it goes?