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One Mac, multiple OneDrive accounts?
- Jul 10, 2023
Hi Gary_Schiltz,
it isn't officially supported by Microsoft to sync multiple OneDrive Business Premium accounts to a single OneDrive installation on a Mac, but you can try this as a workaround:
1. Install OneDrive App
2. Sign in to the First Account: sign in using the credentials of the first account (gary(at)myorg...). Set up the sync preferences and choose the folders you want to sync.
3. Create a New User Profile: create a new user profile for the second OneDrive account (itadmin(at)myorg...).
- Go to "System Preferences" > "Users & Groups".
- Click the lock icon and enter your password to make changes.
- Click the "+" button to create a new user profile.
- Follow the prompts to set up the new profile.4. Switch to the New User Profile: Log out of your current user profile and log in to the new user profile.
5. Install OneDrive App for the Second Account: In the new user profile, install the OneDrive app and sign in using the credentials of the second account (itadmin(at)myorg...).
You will then have separate user profiles on your Mac, each with own OneDrive app and associated account. This allows you to sync files from both accounts separately.
This include workaround switching between user profiles to access different OneDrive accounts.
It may not be as good as having both accounts synced within a single user profile, but it provides a way to access files from multiple accounts on the same Mac.
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Kindest regards
Leon Pavesic
Hi Gary,
Came across your post and thought I'd post my solution.
My use case may be different and given you are a Mac user and IT Pro, I'd thought its worth mentioning something no one else has.
Really all the 1D accounts are in a personal context is storage on a MS server, so treat accesss to that in any manner you would a remote server - some form of FTP from some form of cloud type.
I use Cyberduck because it has never failed me AND it's licensing model is simple.
https://cyberduck.io/
Also has MANY profiles that allow simple connection to growing servers. Just supply the credentials asked for.
HTH,
Steve
It looks like Cyber Duck a super duper FTP client, and maybe more. It looks to me like their Mountain Duck software is closer to what was hoping to use OneDrive for, i.e. to locally mount the MS-hosted drives of multiple MS 365 users, and be able to show all the remote directories and files locally, as either links (for downloading on demaind) or cached local copies that stay synchronized between local and remote.
Would you clarify how you use Cyber Duck and/or Mountain Duck?
Thanks,
Gary