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Each account type has its own limit: up to 5 Google Drive accounts, 5 Dropbox accounts, 5 Local folder accounts, and 10 each of Bucket Storage, FTP and SFTP.

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The Add Account list shows a small used / limit badge on every row, such as 3 / 5, so you can see your headroom before you pick. When a type is full, its row dims and can't be selected, and hovering over it says "Account limit reached… Remove one to add another."

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Removing an account frees its slot straight away. Your files in the cloud aren't touched when you remove an account — see removing an account.

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Cloud accounts · Adding an account

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How many cloud accounts of each type can I add?

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Short answer: Up to 5 Google Drive, 5 Dropbox and 5 Local folder accounts, and up to 10 each of Bucket Storage, FTP and SFTP. Each row in Add Account shows a used / limit badge, and a full type dims until you remove one.

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Each account type has its own limit: up to 5 Google Drive accounts, 5 Dropbox accounts, 5 Local folder accounts, and 10 each of Bucket Storage, FTP and SFTP.

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The Add Account list shows a small used / limit badge on every row, such as 3 / 5, so you can see your headroom before you pick. When a type is full, its row dims and can't be selected, and hovering over it says "Account limit reached… Remove one to add another."

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Removing an account frees its slot straight away. Your files in the cloud aren't touched when you remove an account — see removing an account.

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