Manage all Team Folders in your WorkDrive team

Manage Team Folders

In Zoho WorkDrive, all Team Folders can be managed at the team level by the Team Admins. This allows them to have a complete control over all the Team Folders' settings from one central space.  

Manage Team Folders

1. Click Admin Console in the bottom-left corner of your WorkDrive account.
The Admin Console page will open in a new tab. Dashboard will be selected by default.
2. Click the Team Folders tab in the left pane to open it on the right. A list of all the existing Team Folders will be displayed.
3. Hover over a Team Folder and click on the three dots icon (...)  to perform the following actions:
             
  1. Select Manage Members to add members, view the list of existing members, change a member's role, and remove them from a team folder. 
  2. Select View Team Folder Activity to view a detailed timeline of the activities happening in that particular Team Folder. 
  3. Select Archive Team Folder to archive and hide it from the workspace.
  4. Select Delete Team Folder to delete it permanently.
4. You can also use the search bar on top to search for a particular Team Folder in the list and click Create Team Folder to create a new Team Folder (from the top-right corner).


Unarchive a Team Folder  

Team Admins can unarchive any Team Folder from the Admin Console, even if they are not its Team Folder Admin.
InfoOnly Team Admins can archive and unarchive Team Folders from Admin Console.
This setting is available only in WorkDrive's Starter, Team, and Business plans.
To unarchive a Team Folder:
  1. Click Admin Console in the bottom-left corner of your WorkDrive account. The Admin Console will open in a new tab.
  2. Click Team Folders in the left panel. The Team Folders page will appear, listing all active Team Folders.
  3. From the Team Folder type dropdown, select Archived. A list of archived Team Folders will appear.



  4. Hover over the Team Folder you want to unarchive, click the three dots (⋮) icon, and select Unarchive Team Folder. A confirmation dialog box will appear.



  5. Click Unarchive to confirm. The Team Folder will be unarchived.
 
Once unarchived, the Team Folder will be restored and made available to all its members.
  • All previous roles, permissions, and share links will be restored.
  • All shared files and folders will become accessible again for team members and external users.
Similarly, a Team Admin can archive a Team Folder at any time from the same settings.

 



Restore a deleted Team Folder

Deleting a Team Folder will erase all its files and folders, but you have the option to restore the deleted Team Folder from the Admin Console before a certain period (7, 30, 90, or 120 days) based on the Data Retention Policy.

To restore a Team Folder:
1. Click Admin Console in the bottom-left corner of your WorkDrive account.
The Admin Console page will open in a new tab. Dashboard will be selected by default.
2. Select Admin Console from the dropdown. The Admin Console page will open in a new tab.
3. Click Team Folders in the left panel.
4. Click the dropdown arrow next to Active Team Folders in the top-right corner and select Deleted Team FoldersThe list of deleted Team Folders will appear.



5. Choose the Team Folder you wish to restore. Click the three horizontal dots () and choose Restore Team Folder. The team folder will be restored and appear under the Active team folders list. 



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