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wzeller
Explorer | Level 3
11 months ago

Manage two different Dropbox accounts on one computer.

What is the best way to manage two different Dropbox accounts on my PC? The two accounts must remain separate and must not be synchronized. First account is = Basic (Free) Second account is = Pl...
  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    11 months ago

    wzeller, Good questions. I skipped them by mistake.

    At the beginning let mention that it's a good idea if you have any Dropbox extras (like online only files and backups) turned on to turn them off (for files make them offline) in advance! In such a way you will avoid some possible troubles (like "ghost" files 👹) while switching accounts.

     


    wzeller wrote:

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    - Will all be overwritten by the new Plus account?
    - Or will they directories/files stay as current, and the Plus account will add to the current one new ones?

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    No, your current files won't be neither overridden nor merged/added to your new Plus account. Once new account is linked to your Dropbox application (either with or without reinstall) the existing folder will be renamed (usually added some suffix number or so) and new Dropbox folder matching the new account will bring up. Your old Dropbox folder (already renamed) will stay accessible local, but won't sync anymore. The existing link in your file manager (Explorer in your case) will point the new folder (the old will stay no directly pointed to). You can do whatever you want with the old folder, like any other folder on your machine. 😉 That's it.

    Hope this clarifies matter.

     

    PS: Another option to keep both accounts in sync local is running 2 official Dropbox application simultaneous, but on 2 different local accounts (if this is convenient for you). On single local account may work only one official Dropbox application, but this limitation is not act in different contexts (local accounts). 🤫