If I have several accounts, how do I choose which one a transfer uses?

Q: If I have several accounts, how do I choose which one a transfer uses?

Each transfer names the account it uses. In New Transfer, pick the account by its nickname from the source or destination list — that's why giving each account a distinct nickname like work-drive or personal-drive helps. Every account is signed in separately, so a transfer to work-drive never touches personal-drive. Schedules and Data Backup sets work the same way: each one points at the account you chose.

Short answer: Every transfer points at the account you choose by nickname in New Transfer's source and destination lists. Accounts are signed in separately, so a transfer to work-drive never touches personal-drive.

Each transfer names the account it uses. In New Transfer, pick the account by its nickname from the source or destination list — that's why giving each account a distinct nickname like work-drive or personal-drive helps.

Every account is signed in separately, so a transfer to work-drive never touches personal-drive. Schedules and Data Backup sets work the same way: each one points at the account you chose.

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If I have several accounts, how do I choose which one a transfer uses?

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