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Yes — up to five Google Drive accounts, all signed in at the same time. Give each one its own nickname, such as personal-drive, work-drive and client-drive.

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Adding a second account works cleanly even if you're signed in to the first in your browser, because Storage Studio always asks Google to show its account chooser. Each account is stored separately, and every transfer uses whichever one you pick. You can even transfer directly between two of your Google accounts.

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Cloud accounts · Google Drive

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Can I connect more than one Google Drive account?

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Short answer: Yes, up to five Google Drive accounts, all connected at once. Give each a distinct nickname. Google's account chooser always appears, so adding a second account works even when you're signed in to the first.

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Yes — up to five Google Drive accounts, all signed in at the same time. Give each one its own nickname, such as personal-drive, work-drive and client-drive.

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Adding a second account works cleanly even if you're signed in to the first in your browser, because Storage Studio always asks Google to show its account chooser. Each account is stored separately, and every transfer uses whichever one you pick. You can even transfer directly between two of your Google accounts.

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