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DB_LisaV
Helpful | Level 5
6 months ago

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...
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Hannah
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6 months ago

For sure! Logging in to your second account on the Dropbox website will not affect your first one in any way.

Let me know if some kind of issue comes up, though!

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DB_LisaV
Helpful | Level 5
6 months ago

Hannah​ sorry to clarify again—the issue is the desktop app/offline (Account 1) files not being synced properly on the desktop app OR having the Account 1 files added to Account 2 when I need to log in to Account 2 briefly (online only). 

So, logging in via a private/incognito window in a different browser will prevent either issue from happening? 

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    Hannah
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    6 months ago

    Correct, if you log in to account 2 on a private browsing window or a different browser, it would definitely not affect your locally synced files on account 1.

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