Now double-click the “New Windows User” folder and click “Continue.” Doing this allows you to access the files in the secondary account because of your administrator privileges. Step 5 – In the administrator account& go to “File Explorer” and navigate to “Users Folder.” Alternatively& you can type “C:\Users in the address bar.
Step 4 – Press Windows + L to lock the secondary user account and switch back to the admin account.
Install the app and log in using the account details of your Secondary Dropbox account. Step 3 – In the secondary user account& open your web browser and download the Dropbox app for Windows.
After this& you can log in to the other account.
The easy way to do this is to press Windows + L on your PC keyboard. Step 2 – Open the secondary Windows account while ensuring you don’t log out of the primary one. Your best bet is to create an account without using the regular Microsoft email address.
However& we advise that you should set up a strong password since it is for cloud storage purposes. You can decide to have a password for your secondary Windows account or not. Step 1 – If you don’t have a second user profile on your Windows PC& quickly create one.
With this out of the way& here’s how to do it: Before we go ahead& it is important to note that you must have an administrator account on your computer.
The process is also easy& and it is a way to get around Dropbox’s restrictions on free multiple accounts. This method of changing Dropbox accounts on a computer requires you to download the app on your PC. 1.2 Switch Between Dropbox Accounts on Desktop In the end& this takes up space on both drives& so it defies the need for extra space. This means that you need to move all the files to move to a specific folder before sharing. Dropbox will not allow you to share a root folder. There is only one challenge with this process asides from being time-consuming. Step 5 – You will receive an email telling you about the shared folder with the appropriate link. Enable the “Can Edit” permission and click on “Share.” Step 4 – Provide the email address of your primary Dropbox account. Step 3 – Pick the folder carrying the contents you need to share and click on “Next.” “I’d like to create and share a new folder.“I’d like to share an existing folder for respective functions” or.Step 2 – Click on “New shared folder.” Pick any of: Step 1 – Open the Dropbox website in your browser. If you have a secondary account& here’s how you can switch between Dropbox accounts easily: As we stated earlier& Dropbox is one of the best platforms for sharing files and folders. This is because the process is mostly dependent on network speeds.Īnother way to do this is to use the “Shared Folder” method. We must warn that using the web is not as quick as working directly on your desktop. Through the website& you can view all your files& manage files& collaborate with other individuals& and integrate third-party apps. This will allow you access to both accounts& and you can switch between them easily on your Windows PC. You can now open another browser or use the same browser in incognito mode to open a secondary account. All it requires is to open your primary Dropbox account on your desktop or in a web browser. This is probably the easiest way to achieve this aim without third-party software. 1.1 Switch Between Dropbox Accounts on Web We will show you two methods in this section. There are several ways to change Dropbox accounts on the computer. What if you cannot afford the business package? Does that mean that you cannot switch your accounts? The only way to use multiple Dropbox accounts on a single computer is by paying for the business package. Part 1 Part 1: How to switch Dropbox accounts on Windows?įor many people& Dropbox is one of the best file syncing and cloud storage services ever.