Useful guide on how to connect your personal and work account on Dropbox

Dropbox is a online location where lots of people can safely store their files. Sometimes, you may need more than one dropbox account to separate your files, for example, one for personal files and another for work. This becomes especially necessary when people do not want to have their files mixed up, but still want to have access to them when needed. In this article, we will tell you how to connect two dropbox accounts and make them both accessible at any time.

Why is this feature so appealing?

Having two different accounts and connecting your personal and work cloud storages would be really convenient if you want to keep photos of your family in one, and important documents for work in the other one. With the connected accounts feature, saving your stuff in the wrong folder will become a thing of the past. Whenever you want to save something, there will be an option to save this file to one account or the other; the folders will appear next to each other and you will be able to switch between them easily. You do not have to worry about mistakenly saving your personal photos to the work account. The connected accounts will not sharing any data – all the settings and passwords for them will still remain separate.

For those who work in the IT industry, this feature will be really helpful. Work accounts can now be used for saving important files needed for business only, without a risk of saving them somewhere unsafe.

Connecting to more than one Dropbox account at once: how is it possible?

To connect more than one Dropbox accounts, you actually need to be a Dropbox Business customer and possess Dropbox Business account credentials.With that, you can access both your personal and working accounts from everywhere - your computer, laptop, tablet, phone and other devices. You can also do this regardless of which system you use - iOs, Windows or Android.

Syncing multiple accounts on the same device is possible only when you are a Dropbox Business customer or a member of a free team – a team which works at the same company or on common projects. If you do not possess a business account and you are not part of a free team, you can still get access to a second account, but only if you sign as a different user on the Dropbox website. You also have the possibility to share files between multiple accounts by creating shared folders that you can access from all of your accounts.

How to connect your Dropbox accounts

You have to complete a few simple steps in order to connect your accounts and use them on all mobile and computer devices.

Sign in with your Dropbox Business account.
Click the avatar which appears at the top right corner of your Dropbox page.
Select the “Settings” option.
In settings, choose the “Connect” option under “Connect your personal Dropbox”.

You can also connect your accounts from any other devices, whether it is a personal computer or a mobile device.

How to disconnect the accounts?

Disconnecting your accounts is as easy as connecting them. Here are the steps:

Sign in with your Dropbox Business account.
Click the avatar which appears at the top right corner of your Dropbox page.
Select the “Settings” option.
In settings, choose the “Disconnect” option under “Connected Dropbox accounts”.

When you have disconnected the paired accounts, it will always be the second linked account that is disconnected from your devices, so keep that in mind and be careful; also check the possibility of signing in with a different account.

Is it possible to merge the Dropbox Business accounts?

If you have more than one business account, it is impossible to merge them together, but you can always move your files between several Dropbox accounts and if you are a team administrator, you can merge your teams.

Using the same e-mail address for multiple accounts

Unfortunately, this feature is not possible. It is quite easy to create two separate e-mails for a personal account and work account, so you can try that instead. According to Dropbox policy, every account should be created under a unique email address.

Connecting to several accounts and switching between them will make your life much easier, so you should definitely consider getting a business account and turning on this feature. If you want to save your files to a different cloud storages, you will surely appreciate this opportunity.