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# Transferring spatial data

#### Overview

You can transfer ownership of a [Layer](/getting-started/glossary.md) to another user.

Ownership transfer moves full control of the layer, including administrative rights and associated storage responsibility, to the new owner.

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#### How to transfer ownership

To transfer a layer:

1. Open the layer settings
2. Navigate to the **General** tab
3. Go to the **Danger Zone** section
4. Click **Transfer ownership**
5. Select the target username and confirm the transfer

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#### What happens after transfer

Once a transfer is initiated:

* The recipient receives a notification with a request to accept ownership
* Ownership is only transferred after acceptance
* After acceptance, full administrative rights are moved to the new owner
* Storage responsibility is transferred accordingly

#### Alternative: transferring via folder ownership

If you have administrative access to a folder owned by another user, you can also transfer ownership by moving layers into that folder.

In this case:

* ownership follows the destination folder
* storage responsibility is reassigned accordingly

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### Important considerations

* The **Danger Zone** contains irreversible actions such as ownership transfer and deletion. These actions permanently change ownership or remove data and require explicit confirmation.
* Outside of the Danger Zone, changes within Ellipsis Drive are versioned and can be reviewed or reverted where applicable.
* If an ownership transfer was completed in error, please contact support for assistance.
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