Get Multiple Account Support on a Mac The process is pretty simple on a Mac, and only requires you to cut and paste a single line into an Automator workflow. The end result is two (or more). Multiple, simultaneous Dropbox accounts can be confusing and lead to mistakes. Be sure to check out official Dropbox Sharing before experimenting with Dropbox Encore. By using Selective Syncing, and setting the second Dropbox instance to use the Black and White menubar icon, you can also easily distinguish between the two Dropbox instances.

If you’re an avid Dropbox user (or free storage aficionado), you probably make use of multiple accounts on Dropbox. You’ve also, undoubtedly, been less than satisfied when trying to access those multiple accounts on your desktop.

You could try 1 of the 412 super-hacky results that come up in a “How to use multiple Dropbox accounts” Google search, OR you could just use odrive! With odrive, you can connect to as many Dropbox accounts as you want and access them all with a superior sync engine.

Accessing multiple accounts has never been easier

To connect another Dropbox account, first logout of your current Dropbox account and login in with your alternate credentials. You can then choose 'Manage links' from the odrive taskbar menu or go to https://www.odrive.com/account/myodrive and click on the big plus sign ('+ Get more links'). Rinse and repeat with as many Dropbox accounts as you'd like to add!

Keep things lite by only syncing what you need

odrive uses Progressive Sync to deliver the fastest, most lightweight sync experience, without sacrificing any of the benefits of cloud synchronization.

Instead of forcing you to choose ahead of time what files and folders you need, odrive shows you all the folders in your storage and syncs them as you browse into them. This way you aren't forced to sync tons of files you don't need, but can dig into any folder in your Dropbox, on-the-fly, as deep and as wide as it goes.

Unsync to save space on your computer

If you’ve completed work on a project, for example, odrive allows you the option to easily unsync file and folders on your computer, freeing up the space they were occupying on your local hard drive. If you ever need them again you can easily just double-click to re-sync them. Its super easy.

More than just Dropbox

Multiple Dropbox Accounts On A Mac

odrive currently connects to Dropbox, Amazon Cloud Drive, OneDrive, Facebook, Google Drive, Box, Copy, Gmail, Instagram, FTP, WebDAV, SFTP, and even your own file servers! Login to odrive and try it out for yourself!

With Dropbox, you can use shared folders to allow two users (two separate accounts) to share a single folder of files. If you want to share a large amount of folders and files, Dropbox Sharing might not be the best solution. With Dropbox Encore, a third party utility, you can use a second instance of Dropbox to run in a single Mac OS X user account. This works as long as each instance of Dropbox has a unique account and separate Dropbox folders on your local storage.

Dropbox doesn’t officially support using two accounts on a single Mac, but it works with Dropbox Encore and makes it easy for organisations to share their files with individuals who work away or off the company’s network, for example. With Dropbox Encore, there are a few things to keep in mind:

How To Add Multiple Dropbox Accounts Mac

Sync Multiple Dropbox Accounts

• Folder and file icons in the second Dropbox do not have the Dropbox “checkmark” indicating the item has been synchronized.
• Multiple, simultaneous Dropbox accounts can be confusing and lead to mistakes. Be sure to check out official Dropbox Sharing before experimenting with Dropbox Encore.

Multiple Dropbox Accounts Mac

Dropbox 2 Accounts

By using Selective Syncing, and setting the second Dropbox instance to use the Black and White menubar icon, you can also easily distinguish between the two Dropbox instances. I use selective sync so that I’m only receiving the files/folders I need from the secondary account.