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The overhead of maintaining separate Dropbox accounts is pretty high IMO. There's no easy way to switch between accounts on the desktop client, an I'm pretty su

by rgarcia 14y ago

The overhead of maintaining separate Dropbox accounts is pretty high IMO. There's no easy way to switch between accounts on the desktop client, an I'm pretty sure there's no way to be logged in to multiple accounts.

tomcorrigan 14y ago
This is the thing that is holding me back from embracing dropbox with open arms. I of course have separate accounts for work (2 jobs, 2 accounts) and a third private account. I don't mix the data on the for the reasons that the top poster listed. If there was a convenient way to sync all three through the desktop client I would be overjoyed in much the same way I was when gmail/google apps allowed multiple sign ins.
Adirael 14y ago
On OS X (and Linux I guess) it can be done, but it's not easy nor intuitive. I managed to do it and you end up with two (or more) Dropbox folders and two (or more) Dropbox processes running. EDIT: Found the link: http://maketecheasier.com/run-multiple-dropbox-accounts-in-mac-and-linux/2010/05/24 http://maketecheasier.com/run-multiple-dropbox-accounts-in-m...
justinschuh 14y ago
Then segregating by systems is a better option (and the one I choose for persistent personal data other than Web profiles or email). Of course, there's also an opportunity here for Dropbox or a competitor to offer something better. I expect there's a non-negligible demand for the ability to sync multiple accounts to different directory sets on a single client. So, maybe it's a feature that could be offered only to paying customers, to allow them to more easily separate their personal and business accounts.
dubya 14y ago
At least on OS X, different users can be logged in to different Dropbox accounts at the same time. So you could use different user accounts for your different tasks, or work out something with shared directories. But, yeah, it's not user friendly, and it's hard to imagine Dropbox adding support to the regular client.
Dylan16807 14y ago
You can get multiple accounts running as long as you're okay without the explorer integration. http://nionsoftware.com/dbpahk/ http://nionsoftware.com/dbpahk/
Oompa 14y ago
At this point, might as well use a competitor. Then you can have 2 different clients installed.
- joering2 14y ago
  very good point. Have to add I run both Google Drive (larger box, 5gb for free, for personal stuff) and Drop for shared stuff never seen them "competing" in any way. Another thought is that on personal Google account I only keep couple TrueCrypt containers, based on size and open read/write close them any time I need the access. This is necessary because once you unount TC container, entire file is affected so it needs to be shipped back to the cloud. I have couple 50MB ones, some 100MB and some 1GB ones. I know its not the convienent way to access your files, but I dont want Google (or drop box) to have open access to my files.
  - ScottBurson 14y ago
    If you're going to that much trouble, you might want to look into Tahoe-LAFS: https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs
- ansgri 14y ago
  And a competitor that supports real backup, not just sync. Like SpiderOak. Client-side encryption as a bonus.

by rgarcia 14y ago

tomcorrigan 14y ago

This is the thing that is holding me back from embracing dropbox with open arms. I of course have separate accounts for work (2 jobs, 2 accounts) and a third private account. I don't mix the data on the for the reasons that the top poster listed. If there was a convenient way to sync all three through the desktop client I would be overjoyed in much the same way I was when gmail/google apps allowed multiple sign ins.

Adirael 14y ago

On OS X (and Linux I guess) it can be done, but it's not easy nor intuitive. I managed to do it and you end up with two (or more) Dropbox folders and two (or more) Dropbox processes running. EDIT: Found the link: http://maketecheasier.com/run-multiple-dropbox-accounts-in-mac-and-linux/2010/05/24 http://maketecheasier.com/run-multiple-dropbox-accounts-in-m...

justinschuh 14y ago

Then segregating by systems is a better option (and the one I choose for persistent personal data other than Web profiles or email). Of course, there's also an opportunity here for Dropbox or a competitor to offer something better. I expect there's a non-negligible demand for the ability to sync multiple accounts to different directory sets on a single client. So, maybe it's a feature that could be offered only to paying customers, to allow them to more easily separate their personal and business accounts.

dubya 14y ago

At least on OS X, different users can be logged in to different Dropbox accounts at the same time. So you could use different user accounts for your different tasks, or work out something with shared directories. But, yeah, it's not user friendly, and it's hard to imagine Dropbox adding support to the regular client.

Dylan16807 14y ago

You can get multiple accounts running as long as you're okay without the explorer integration. http://nionsoftware.com/dbpahk/ http://nionsoftware.com/dbpahk/

Oompa 14y ago

At this point, might as well use a competitor. Then you can have 2 different clients installed.

joering2 14y ago
very good point. Have to add I run both Google Drive (larger box, 5gb for free, for personal stuff) and Drop for shared stuff never seen them "competing" in any way. Another thought is that on personal Google account I only keep couple TrueCrypt containers, based on size and open read/write close them any time I need the access. This is necessary because once you unount TC container, entire file is affected so it needs to be shipped back to the cloud. I have couple 50MB ones, some 100MB and some 1GB ones. I know its not the convienent way to access your files, but I dont want Google (or drop box) to have open access to my files.
- ScottBurson 14y ago
  If you're going to that much trouble, you might want to look into Tahoe-LAFS: https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs
ansgri 14y ago
And a competitor that supports real backup, not just sync. Like SpiderOak. Client-side encryption as a bonus.