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Transfer Space ownership

Spaces can only have one owner at a time. By default, the person who creates a Space is the owner.
Workspace owners, admins, and Space creators have extensive Space editing capabilities and access to Space settings.

What you'll need

  • Space ownership can be transferred on all plans.
  • The Workspace owner, admins, and Space creator can transfer the ownership of a Space. 
  • Guests can't change the owner of a Space.

This article covers versions 3.0 and 4.0. Learn what's new in ClickUp 4.0!

Transfer Space ownership in ClickUp 4.0

There are multiple ways to transfer a Space's ownership in ClickUp 4.0.

From your Home Sidebar

To transfer a Space's ownership from your Home Sidebar:

  1. In your Global Navigation, click Home.
  2. In the Spaces section of your Home sidebar, hover over the Space and click the ellipsis ... icon.
    • Alternatively, right-click the Space. 
  3. Hover over More and select All Space settings.
  4. Click the Owner dropdown.
  5. Search for or select a new owner.
    Screenshot highlighting the owner dropdown.png
  6. Click Save changes.

From the Spaces Sidebar

To transfer a Space's ownership from the Spaces Sidebar:

  1. In your Global Navigation, click Spaces.
    • If you don't see the item in your Global Navigation, click More and select it.
    • To keep the item visible in your Global Navigation, pin it.
  2. In the Spaces Sidebar, hover over the Space and click the ellipsis ... icon.
    • Alternatively, right-click the Space. 
  3. Hover over More and select All Space settings.
  4. Click the Owner dropdown.
  5. Search for or select a new owner.
  6. Click Save changes.

Transfer Space ownership in ClickUp 3.0

In ClickUp 3.0, you can transfer a Space's ownership from the Sidebar:

  1. In the Sidebar, hover over the Space and click the ellipsis ... icon.
    • Alternatively, right-click the Space. 
  2. Hover over More and select All Space settings.
  3. Click the Owner dropdown.
  4. Search for or select a new owner.
  5. Click Save changes.

Transfer ownership of an inaccessible Space

Workspace owners can transfer ownership of inaccessible Spaces. 

If another member still has access to the Space, you can temporarily make them an admin so they can transfer Space ownership. Admins can only transfer ownership of inaccessible Spaces when:

To transfer ownership of an inaccessible Space:

  1. In the upper-right corner, click your personal avatar and select Settings. 
  2. In the left sidebar, click Spaces.
  3. Click the Inaccessible Spaces tab.
    Screenshot highlighting the inaccessible spaces tab.png
  4. To the right of the Space, click Transfer Ownership.
    • If there are no inaccessible Spaces, you will see the message: You have no inaccessible Spaces.

When ownership of an inaccessible Space is transferred, it will move from the Inaccessible Spaces tab to the Spaces tab. You may need to refresh the Spaces tab to see the Space.

Use cases

Two common scenarios require a transfer of Space ownership:
  • If you'd like to leave a private Space or hide it from your Sidebar without deleting the Space, you'll need to transfer ownership first.
  • If someone else in your Workspace needs to delete or archive a Space, they'll need to be made its owner.

View all Spaces 

You can easily view, show, and hide all of the available Spaces in your Workspace using Spaces Home.