How to manage multiple Dropbox accounts on the same computer

This request is a bit vague to me, but maybe I can help.  If you have one computer with three users, then only one person can use the computer and Revit files at one time.  Unless other computers are working concurrently, then no two users will be writing to the fileset at the same time.   While I have limited experience with Revit, I have used SolidWorks for 21 years.  SolidWorks will always look in the local directory first when looking for file references.  This is helpful when opening assemblies across shared dropbox folders.  It works very well.  The problem is with linked library files, but these can be linked to external locations.

I see two opposing requests here.

1. You need three separate dropbox accounts to see (use) a single folder on the same computer (on your C: drive).  While I have done this, it is a bit unstable and I wouldn't recommend it.  Don't point separate dropbox accounts to the same Dropbox folder.  Use a shared folder across the three dropbox accounts.  This works for SolidWorks as long as two users don't overlap a write to the same file.  Even without using a vault, SolidWorks will allow files to be locked or released.

2. You need a common drive letter for Revit's data folder.  I assume each user has a unique Windows login.   It's possible to MAP a drive letter to a folder.  Consider setting the Revit folder to something like M: instead of C:.  Then have each user map the folder address to M:.  Each should be unique and Rev-It shouldn't see the difference.

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3. Use an external sync program like Goodsync to scan a folder for changes and mirror those changes to another folder.  This can be single or bidirectional mirroring.  I've used this with multiple dropbox accounts to sync files across multiple servers.  It seems duplicitous but works very well.  Goodsync would scan for changes and make it all work.  Crazy, but solid.

Best of luck.

The simplest way to do it is to create shared folders to the main account you want to keep: www.dropbox.com/share 🙂

https://help.dropbox.com/share/shared-folder-faq

Unless the account you are accessing is a paid for business account you can only have 1 Dropbox account on a device at a time. If it is you can link them together 🙂

So, if it isnt, you either need to remove your personal one or just use the website to access your work one. 

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tobindesign1 wrote:

Is it possible to have 2 (or more) Dropbox folders appear in Finder?

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You can only have two Dropbox accounts appear on your computer if one of those accounts is a Business account, and you then link the accounts together. Otherwise it's not possible to sync two accounts at the same time.

• https://help.dropbox.com/account-access/link-unlink-two-accounts

Hi DTPM, how are you today?

I merged your post under this thread, since others had expressed the same inquiry, and I want to keep everything at the same place.

At the moment, you can have one Business account and one individual linked to your Dropbox app, as Hannah mentioned here. 

All you'd need to do is pair the accounts together.

I hope this helps!

Hi DTPM,

I hope you are well today. I see you have asked about linking a personal Dropbox account with a company's Dropbox account. Provided the company's account you are linking to is on a Dropbox Business plan, linking your personal account is a pretty simple process and can be done by following the link my colleague has previously shared with you. I just wanted to follow up with you today to see if you had managed to get your account linked, or if you were still in need of some assistance? 

Thanks again, and have a great day!

Graham

Hey KIM APICHA, thanks for reaching out to us.

I moved your post to a thread with info relevant to your question.

You can take a look at this reply here, but if you have more questions, let us know.