{"id":"cloud-accounts.can-i-connect-more-than-one-dropbox","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-connect-more-than-one-dropbox","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"dropbox","title":"Dropbox"},"question":"Can I connect more than one Dropbox account?","alt_questions":["Personal and business Dropbox in Storage Studio","Two Dropbox accounts on one Mac","Multiple Dropbox accounts Storage Studio","How many Dropbox accounts can I add?"],"short_answer":"Yes, up to five Dropbox accounts, each with its own nickname and signed in separately. If the browser signs you in as the first account, sign out of Dropbox in the browser before adding the second.","answer_markdown":"Yes — up to five Dropbox accounts, each with its own nickname such as `personal-dropbox` and `work-dropbox`. They're signed in separately and every transfer uses the one you pick.\n\nWhen adding a second account, make sure you sign in as the right Dropbox user in the browser — if Dropbox signs you straight in as the first account, sign out of Dropbox in that browser first, then click **Try Again**.","answer_html":"<p>Yes — up to five Dropbox accounts, each with its own nickname such as <code>personal-dropbox</code> and <code>work-dropbox</code>. They&#39;re signed in separately and every transfer uses the one you pick.</p>\n<p>When adding a second account, make sure you sign in as the right Dropbox user in the browser — if Dropbox signs you straight in as the first account, sign out of Dropbox in that browser first, then click <strong>Try Again</strong>.</p>","answer_text":"Yes — up to five Dropbox accounts, each with its own nickname such as personal-dropbox and work-dropbox. They're signed in separately and every transfer uses the one you pick.\n\nWhen adding a second account, make sure you sign in as the right Dropbox user in the browser — if Dropbox signs you straight in as the first account, sign out of Dropbox in that browser first, then click Try Again.","tags":["dropbox","multiple accounts"],"related":[{"id":"cloud-accounts.how-do-i-connect-dropbox","question":"How do I connect Dropbox to Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-connect-dropbox"},{"id":"cloud-accounts.how-many-accounts-can-i-add","question":"How many cloud accounts of each type can I add?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/how-many-accounts-can-i-add"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Can I connect more than one Dropbox account? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Yes, up to five Dropbox accounts, each with its own nickname and signed in separately. 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They're signed in separately and every transfer uses the one you pick.\n\nWhen adding a second account, make sure you sign in as the right Dropbox user in the browser — if Dropbox signs you straight in as the first account, sign out of Dropbox in that browser first, then click Try Again.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-connect-more-than-one-dropbox"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\" aria-current=\"true\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#adding-accounts\">Adding an account</a> <span>21</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#managing-accounts\">Testing, editing and removing accounts</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#google-drive\">Google Drive</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#google-photos\">Google Photos</a> <span>6</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#dropbox\">Dropbox</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#onedrive\">OneDrive</a> <span>2</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#box\">Box</a> <span>1</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#amazon-s3\">Amazon S3</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#s3-compatible\">Other bucket storage (S3-compatible)</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#ftp-sftp\">FTP and SFTP servers</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#local-folder\">Local folder accounts</a> <span>3</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#custom-credentials\">Custom Google sign-in credentials</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#credentials-security\">Passwords, keys and privacy</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#using-accounts\">Using your accounts</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#cloud-apps-on-your-mac\">Cloud apps on your Mac</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#cloud-files-and-mac-space\">Cloud files and your Mac&#39;s space</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#moving-between-clouds\">Moving files between clouds</a> <span>2</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; 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If the browser signs you in as the first account, sign out of Dropbox in the browser before adding the second.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Yes — up to five Dropbox accounts, each with its own nickname such as <code>personal-dropbox</code> and <code>work-dropbox</code>. They&#39;re signed in separately and every transfer uses the one you pick.</p>\n<p>When adding a second account, make sure you sign in as the right Dropbox user in the browser — if Dropbox signs you straight in as the first account, sign out of Dropbox in that browser first, then click <strong>Try Again</strong>.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-connect-dropbox\">How do I connect Dropbox to Storage Studio?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/how-many-accounts-can-i-add\">How many cloud accounts of each type can I add?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-connect-more-than-one-dropbox.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-connect-more-than-one-dropbox.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}