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psalmone1's avatar
psalmone1
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

Two separate personal accounts on the same computer?

My husband and I have two Dropbox personal accounts. They are under two different email addresses. One is basically shared between the two of us, the other is mine with my own files on it. In the pas...
Desktop
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Mac
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  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
    5 years ago

    Hi there psalmone1, I hope you're well today!

    At the moment, it's only possible to have one personal Dropbox account linked to the desktop app at a time. You wouldn't be able to link both accounts to the iMac's app.

    To access the second account on the iMac, the easiest workaround would be to use the website. Otherwise, I can suggest merging the two accounts into one.

    Alternatively, you could create a new user profile on the iMac and install the second Dropbox account there. You'd need to switch between the profiles though to access the different Dropbox folders.

    Also, I have to mention that we don't recommend sharing accounts with others. You can check out this article for more info on that.

    I know that this isn't exactly what you wanted to hear, but please don't hesitate to get back to me with any other questions.

    Thanks!

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lsmolic
New member | Level 2

Thanks for the answer, but since dropbox only allows people to "approve" of their answers, rather than downvote them, I'll leave this here as a downvote. Not only should we be able to have as many accounts as possible, but for people like me who are contractors, the synching of business account and personal is completely ridiculous. I shouldn't have to attach my person and make the make sync the business account. There can't be that much of an bizdev concern to motivate keeping that from users and it certainly can't be a technical hurdle. Would really appreciate this being a priority to add 👎

Daphne's avatar
Daphne
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5 years ago

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this lsmolic!

While this isn't currently possible, I'd suggest sharing this in our dedicated area of the Community here. Others will be able to upvote and add their support for this feature request and this will allow us to track your feedback more effectively.

Sorry that I can't be of much more help with this, but don't hesitate to get back to me here with any other questions.

Thanks!

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