---
id: cloud-accounts.can-i-add-the-same-dropbox-or-drive-under-two-nicknames
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-add-the-same-dropbox-or-drive-under-two-nicknames
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "Testing, editing and removing accounts"
question: "Can one cloud account be added twice under different nicknames?"
alt_questions:
  - "Same Google account two nicknames"
  - "Duplicate account in Storage Studio"
  - "Add my Dropbox twice"
  - "Two nicknames for one S3 key"
short_answer: "For bucket storage it's normal — one account per bucket, reusing the key. For FTP or SFTP, different base paths can point at different folders. For Google Drive or Dropbox it's rarely useful and uses up a slot."
tags: ["nickname", "multiple accounts"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-use-several-buckets", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/what-is-the-base-path"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can one cloud account be added twice under different nicknames?

For bucket storage, that's a normal way to work with two buckets from one key — add one account per bucket. For FTP and SFTP, two accounts with different base paths can point at different folders on the same server.

For Google Drive and Dropbox there's rarely a reason to: both nicknames would see the same files, and each counts towards the account limit. One account per sign-in keeps your transfers easier to follow.