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DonnetteDillon
Explorer | Level 3
7 months ago

How can I link two Dropbox accounts to my desktop app and use selective sync for both?

I have 2 Dropbox accounts I use regularly. The Desktop icon only shows one of them, so I can only use selective sync for it. How can I change the Desktop icon to point to the whichever account I wa...
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DonnetteDillon's avatar
DonnetteDillon
Explorer | Level 3
6 months ago

I guess this is a change because I used to be able to. (Another $ grab I presume.).  

So now I have a question. The desktop ICON is currently showing me the link to the account that I care least about being able to change the selective syncs. How can I get it changed to show me the one that I want to be able to sync?

 

 

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Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
6 months ago
DonnetteDillon wrote:

I guess this is a change because I used to be able to

You've never, ever been able to unless one was a paid for Business account - its a very very common complaint from when Dropbox first allowed this. 

 

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