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Removing someone from your Workspace is a permanent action and cannot be undone.

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After you remove a member or limited member from a Workspace, their seat will remain open until filled by another person. When you invite someone new to the Workspace, they will automatically take the vacant seat.

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Remove someone from a Workspace

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Workspace owners and admins can remove people from a Workspace.

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To remove someone from your Workspace:

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  1. In the upper-left corner, click your Workspace avatar.
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  2. Select People.
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  3. On the Manage people page, in the search bar, search for the person.
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  4. To the right of their name, click the ellipsis ... icon.\n

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  5. Select Remove.
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  6. To confirm, click Remove.
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Remove someone from a private Space

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Members can remove people from a private Space they own. Workspace owners and admins can remove people from private spaces they can access.

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You can remove people from private Spaces in two ways: from the Hierarchy location they have access to or Workspace settings.

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To remove people from a Hierarchy location they have access to:

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  1. In the Spaces Sidebar, hover over the Space and click the ellipsis ... icon.
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  2. In the Space Settings modal, select Sharing & Permissions.
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  3. In the Share this Space modal's Share with section, click People.
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  4. To the right of the person, click the toggle. You can remove one or more people at a time.\n\n
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From Workspace settings

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To remove someone using Workspace settings:

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  1. Click your Workspace avatar and select Settings.
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  2. From the All settings sidebar, select Spaces.
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  3. Find the Space and click Shared With.\n

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  4. In the Share this Space modal's Share with section, click People.
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  5. To the right of the person, click the toggle. You can remove one or more people at a time.\n\n
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What happens to data when someone is removed from a Workspace?

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Inaccessible Spaces

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If the owner of the inaccessible Space is removed, you can transfer ownership.

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Reassign tasks from a deactivated user

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You can reassign tasks from a deactivated user using filters or the assignee sidebar.

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To reassign tasks using filters:

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  1. In All Tasks, sort your tasks by assignee. You can filter for the assignee's tasks from any location. Filtering in All Tasks ensures every task assigned to them in the Workspace displays.\n\n
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  2. Only the deactivated person's tasks display. If they were on a team or a task with one or more other people, those tasks will also display.
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  3. Use the Bulk Action Toolbarto select these tasks and unassign or reassign them.
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To reassign tasks using the assignee sidebar:

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  1. In All Tasks in the upper-right corner, click Assignees. You can filter for the assignee's tasks from any location. Filtering in All Tasks ensures every task assigned to them in the Workspace displays.
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  2. On the right in the assignee sidebar, click the deactivated person's avatar.
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  3. Use the Bulk Action Toolbarto select these tasks and unassign or reassign them.
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