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If it's not possible to un-entangle accounts, then Dropbox needs to support being logged in to several accounts, much like Google does. Also, to not delete user's data.
I'd be really surprised if Dropbox didn't have a way to revert this (and to punish the Dropbox for Teams account creator, if identifiable).
What should've happened is this: revoke my access to the team folder and downgrade my account back to Free. (Then, annoy me and refuse to sync until I go down to 2GB of usage.) That would be good design.
I'd be really surprised if Dropbox didn't have a way to revert this (and to punish the Dropbox for Teams account creator, if identifiable).
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think making a new account just for your Teams access is very convenient. The desktop application is only associated with 1 account at a time. So (until Dropbox changes something) there does not seem to be a good solution to your question.
Have your startup get you a separate computer. Not mixing work and personal life extends to not doing work development on your personal machine or vice versa.
I'd be really surprised if Dropbox didn't have a way to revert this (and to punish the Dropbox for Teams account creator, if identifiable).
Revert this how? Ann has an individual account. She joins a team. She leaves the team, and Bob (the team account owner) revokes her access. Dropbox deletes all her accounts. What can dropbox do here; set Ann back as a member of that team? Bob (paying a lot of money) is not happy with that.
This seems like an issue best resolved through Dropbox support, not through HN Soapbox support. Edit: My main point is that I come here to read Hacker News, not Some Other Guy's Support Problems. Treating every dropped use case as a public relations crisis is just an exercise in getting yourself worked up for no reason. If this is a real issue that affects multiple, real users, then I'm sure Dropbox will do something…
So when joining a startup (or anything else) that uses Dropbox for Teams, you make a new account just for that project? Perhaps startups (and other entities) that require dropbox membership might make that suggestion?
I don't think making a new account just for your Teams access is very convenient. The desktop application is only associated with 1 account at a time. So (until Dropbox changes something) there does not seem to be a good solution to your question.
On the downside, the size of the shared directories would probably push the size limit of your account, so it's not a perfect solution.
I'd be really surprised if Dropbox didn't have a way to revert this (and to punish the Dropbox for Teams account creator, if identifiable).
Revert this how? Ann has an individual account. She joins a team. She leaves the team, and Bob (the team account owner) revokes her access. Dropbox deletes all her accounts. What can dropbox do here; set Ann back as a member of that team? Bob (paying a lot of money) is not happy with that.
This seems like an issue best resolved through Dropbox support, not through HN Soapbox support. Edit: My main point is that I come here to read Hacker News, not Some Other Guy's Support Problems. Treating every dropped use case as a public relations crisis is just an exercise in getting yourself worked up for no reason. If this is a real issue that affects multiple, real users, then I'm sure Dropbox will do something…