You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
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Same Dropbox for Two Windows 10 Users on the Same Computer (Pro User)
I have had nothing but problems with Windows 10 Start Menu, search, etc. Known Microsoft problem. The work around seems to be creating a 'Local' User, which I have done. Is there a way to have a comm...
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIYou need to store the Dropbox folder in a location that all users will have access to. This is typically outside of the user profiles because other users cannot access the content of another user's profile. You could change the permissions so they could access another profile, but that's more trouble than it's worth. The easier solution is to store the Dropbox folder in a location everyone can access.
While logged in to the account that you originally used to install Dropbox, open Dropbox preferences and move the Dropbox folder to a location such as C:\Dropbox. Wait for Dropbox to finish the process. It could take a little while depending on how much data you have and the speed of your computer. Once the move is complete, log in to the other user profile and install Dropbox. Towards the end of the install there will be an Advanced Options link at the bottom of the window. Click that and you'll have the option of selecting the location for your Dropbox folder. Make sure you select the folder ABOVE your existing Dropbox folder. If you moved it to C:\Dropbox, select C:\. If you were to select the Dropbox folder itself, you'll end up creating C:\Dropbox\Dropbox.
A word of caution when running like this. DO NOT under any circumstances use Selective Sync. If you were to remove a folder using Selective Sync while logged in to one account, it will be removed from your computer and stored only online as expected. However, when you log in to the next user account, it would see that the folder is missing, not realize it was removed using Selective Sync, and then it would delete the copy you have online.
