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DB_LisaV
6 months agoHelpful | Level 5
Accessing 2 separate accounts from 1 computer
I have 2 Dropbox accounts (separate emails/logins). One is my original personal account and the other I specifically use only in connection with my business (clients send files to this second account...
DB_LisaV
6 months agoHelpful | Level 5
It is clearly explained that one account (the 2nd) was logged in online only. Not on the desktop and it is NOT going to be logged in on the desktop app. That is not a part of this discussion.
I have no need to be logged in to 2 accounts at the same time. I opened Dropbox in my web browser and logged out of Account 1 (I did not need to stay logged in to that account). Then I logged into Account 2 as I have in the past on my web browser in order to access files sent by a client to that account. Then I logged out of Account 2 and logged back in to Account 1 (which is the normal level of access needed to Account 2). However, getting into Account 2 and accessing files located only on that account no longer functions as it always has due to whatever issues Dropbox has created in 2025. This has not been an issue in the past (13+ years).
There is no information provided during the Dropbox login process (on a web browser) that explains what to do (while logging in OR settings to change before switching logins) if you have 2 accounts in order to protect your content from whatever is now happening with Dropbox.
There are no warnings provided in the desktop app (or on the browser login) that say something like "you logged into another account online and that means __________ will happen with your desktop / offline files if you don't adjust __________ setting. Log out in order to _______ before logging into another account." An app providing the information to customers is what will help prevent customer issues when the app chooses to change previously trustworthy functions into less functional systems.
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
6 months agoHey DB_LisaV, what you're describing does sound quite strange, but we'll try to get to the bottom of it together.
So, say you login to account 2 online using a different browser or a private browsing/incognito window; do you see the same files that are supposed to be only in account 1?
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