I have two Dropbox accounts. Is it possible to link and use both of the accounts simultaneously without logging in as the different user?
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Multiple Dropbox accounts on the same computer for different users.
I have two Dropbox accounts. Is it possible to link and use both of the accounts simultaneously without logging in as the different user?
Do not confuse with similar looking post
Multiple Dropbox accounts on the same computer for different users.
General idea [source]
The basic idea is to just start Dropbox from the command-line using an alternate home directory. This will create another Dropbox icon, and another Dropbox folder, which has to be in some other place from the original one.
The two Dropbox folders will both be called Dropbox (this cannot be changed), but you can distinguish them by their location.
nautilus-dropbox
from the repositoryOpen a terminal and paste the following commands:
$ mkdir "$HOME"/.dropbox-alt
$ HOME="$HOME/.dropbox-alt"
$ /usr/bin/dropbox start -i
A new Dropbox setup wizard window will open and second Dropbox icon should appear on the status bar.
Now your alternate dropbox is set.
start Dropbox from terminal
$ /usr/bin/dropbox start -i
start Alternate-Dropbox from terminal
$ HOME="$HOME/.dropbox-alt" && /usr/bin/dropbox start -i
dropbox
in your home from tar.gz
fileOpen a terminal and paste the following commands:
$ mkdir "$HOME"/.dropbox-alt
$ ln -s "$HOME/.Xauthority" "$HOME/.dropbox-alt/"
$ HOME="$HOME/.dropbox-alt"
$ /home/$USER/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
Dropbox setup wizard window will appear. Finish the setup similarly as described in Method -1
start Dropbox from terminal
$ /home/$USER/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
start Alternate-Dropbox from terminal
$ HOME="$HOME/.dropbox-alt" && /home/$USER/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
chmod +x /path/to/script