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Kelemvor333
Iron Contributor
Jan 04, 2019

Office 365 Home install on multiple computers?

Howdy, O365 Home is good for up to 6 users.  However, if I have two laptops, can I install the office suite and Onedrive on both of them and log in with the same ID?  Will it let me use them both at...
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adam deltinger
MVP
Jan 04, 2019
Yes! You can have 6 different user accounts which in turn can install office and onedrive on I belive now unlimited number of devices! This means you can use a onedrive client with your account on multiple devices! Basically everything will sync to all devices if not configured otherwise!
If used at the same time onedrive has its own mechanisms for sync conflict management!

Adam
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    Lizday1
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 12, 2022

    adam deltinger I have , and pay for, excel 365, usually it won’t sync across from windows 10 to devices, like iPads, iPhones. No easy way to sync as googling sync is incorrect! Upgrading was a waste of money and frustrating…and Microsoft never answer ! Should just be a sync button. How easy would that me, 

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    1North2015
    Copper Contributor
    Dec 19, 2021
    Hi
    Do you know how I can set up my second computer Outlook 365 to mirror my first computer. Emails and contacts. I am signed in different on MS on the second computer. When I downloaded the Office suite it duplicates my old settings in Windows from before. Does not mirror my new computer setup fore Outlook. What am I doing wrong?
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    Kelemvor333
    Iron Contributor
    Jan 07, 2019

    So can I create an account and install Office/Onedrive on my laptop and my wife's laptop and my phone, and everything all under just my account?  Then we can use the other 5 accounts for our parents or siblings or something like that?

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      adam deltinger
      MVP
      Jan 07, 2019
      No, I believe that a license violation! Your account is yours and you can set up installations for your account on your multiple devices! The other members of the family needs their own account..

      Also it’s not very beneficial! Using the same account means that everyone will have access to same data in 365, onedrive etc..
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        Kelemvor333
        Iron Contributor
        Jan 07, 2019

        Yeah, I know everyone would have access to all the same files.  I'm more just wondering if I *could* do it that way.  Not that I actually would.  I didn't know if I open Word on laptop 1 and then I open Word on laptop 2, would it see two active sessions and make one not work or something like that.

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