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Can you run the same Dropbox account in two different partitions (Mac and PC)?
I'm running Dropbox on a Mac (OS 12.5.1), collaborating on a book with co-authors using PCs. I've installed a PC emulator (Parallels Desktop) mainly to enable the use of Zotero, which runs very slowl...
Hi bjbaker
If you are only getting the S mode you need to make sure you are running a full version of windows and not just the S version. That will then give you the Dropbox badge etc. - and it will be available on other peoples machines as well as long as they've the full version. However, it isnt foolproof so make sure you've backups available.
One downside to note if you run it twice on a machine (Windows/Apple) is that you need to download the Dropbox directory twice - it isnt possible to share the one download location. So its going to use double the disk space on your device.
Mark
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Super User IIHi bjbaker
If you are only getting the S mode you need to make sure you are running a full version of windows and not just the S version. That will then give you the Dropbox badge etc. - and it will be available on other peoples machines as well as long as they've the full version. However, it isnt foolproof so make sure you've backups available.
One downside to note if you run it twice on a machine (Windows/Apple) is that you need to download the Dropbox directory twice - it isnt possible to share the one download location. So its going to use double the disk space on your device.
