{"id":"cloud-accounts.can-i-hide-an-account-from-finder","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-hide-an-account-from-finder","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"using-accounts","title":"Using your accounts"},"question":"Can I stop one cloud account from showing in Finder?","alt_questions":["Hide an account from the Storage Studio drive","Remove Dropbox from the Storage Studio Finder location","Choose which accounts appear in Finder","Turn off one account in Cloud Drive","Don't show my work account in Finder"],"short_answer":"Yes. In Cloud Accounts, open the Cloud Drive tab and switch off that account. Each source has its own switch. The account keeps working everywhere else; it just doesn't appear in Finder.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Open **Cloud Accounts**, go to the **Cloud Drive** tab, and switch off the account in the list of sources. Each account and device has its own on/off switch, and changing one rebuilds the drive without disturbing the others.\n\nHiding an account from Finder doesn't remove it — it still works in Data Transfers, Data Parking and backups. To turn the Finder location off entirely, use the main switch on the same tab.","answer_html":"

Yes. Open Cloud Accounts, go to the Cloud Drive tab, and switch off the account in the list of sources. Each account and device has its own on/off switch, and changing one rebuilds the drive without disturbing the others.

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Hiding an account from Finder doesn't remove it — it still works in Data Transfers, Data Parking and backups. To turn the Finder location off entirely, use the main switch on the same tab.

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Can I stop one cloud account from showing in Finder?

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Short answer: Yes. In Cloud Accounts, open the Cloud Drive tab and switch off that account. Each source has its own switch. The account keeps working everywhere else; it just doesn't appear in Finder.

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Yes. Open Cloud Accounts, go to the Cloud Drive tab, and switch off the account in the list of sources. Each account and device has its own on/off switch, and changing one rebuilds the drive without disturbing the others.

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Hiding an account from Finder doesn't remove it — it still works in Data Transfers, Data Parking and backups. To turn the Finder location off entirely, use the main switch on the same tab.

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