Connecting Dropbox

To connect Dropbox, open Remotes & Accounts, click Add Account, choose Dropbox, give it a nickname and click Open browser to sign in. You sign in and allow access on Dropbox's own page in your usual browser; Storage Studio keeps only the permission Dropbox gives it, never your password.

Step by step

1. Choose Connect Accounts… from the More menu, then click Add Account.
2. Select Dropbox.
3. Type a Nickname, such as dropbox-personal. Each account needs its own nickname.
4. Click Open browser to sign in. The sheet changes to Sign in in your browser.
5. In the browser, sign in to the Dropbox account you want and allow access.
6. The browser shows You're connected. Close the tab; the sheet finishes by itself and shows Account added.

%% caption: Adding a Dropbox account, and what to do if the browser uses the wrong one
flowchart TD
  A[Open browser to sign in] --> B{Is the browser already signed in to Dropbox?}
  B -->|No| C[Sign in to the account you want]
  B -->|Yes, the right account| D[Allow access]
  B -->|Yes, the wrong account| E[Sign out of Dropbox in the browser, then Try Again]
  C --> D
  D --> F[You're connected]
  F --> G[Account added]

Adding a second Dropbox account

Dropbox may go straight to the account your browser is already signed in to. To add a different one, sign out of Dropbox in your browser first, or use Try Again after signing out. The waiting screen reminds you of this: if the browser picks an account on its own, sign out there first to choose a different one.

You can connect up to 5 Dropbox accounts. The Add Account list shows how many you've used, for example 1 / 5.

What you can do with it

Once it's added, your Dropbox appears wherever Storage Studio asks you to choose a place:

• copy, move or sync folders with Data Transfers;
• browse it next to your other accounts in the Storage Studio location in Finder;
• send backups to it — see where a backup can go;
• check it for duplicates.

This is separate from the Dropbox app you may already have on your Mac. Storage Studio talks to your Dropbox account directly, so it works whether or not the Dropbox app is installed.

If it doesn't work

• Sign-in timed out after 5 minutes — the browser didn't come back in time. Click Try Again.
• Could not add account — the sheet shows what went wrong. Click Try Again, or Close and start again.
• You closed the browser tab before allowing access — click Cancel, then add the account again with Add Account.

To check later that the account still works, use Test connection — see testing, editing and removing an account.

See also: Cloud accounts · When an account needs signing in again · How your account sign-ins are stored