How to sync two OneDrive accounts on one computer in Windows 11/10? Don’t panic, two situations to sync two OneDrive accounts on the same computer have been described, and learn how to sync multiple OneDrive accounts.
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Sync Two OneDrive Account
I have two OneDrive personal accounts that I would like to sync to my Windows laptop. I know multiple accounts of OneDrive for business can be synced on one computer but can't figure this out with OneDrive Personal. Does anyone have done this? Please share your experience.
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As one of the best cloud storage services provided by Microsoft, OneDrive might be your first choice. Thus, you might use two or more OneDrive accounts on your computer for different usage. Syncing two OneDrive accounts on one computer is necessary for you sometimes, but how? Here you can find the reasons and solutions to sync 2 different OneDrive accounts.
Can I link two OneDrive accounts and then sync? Of course yes, why do you need to move files between two OneDrive accounts or sync Two OneDrive account files to your computer? The main reasons are listed:
Keep reading to get more details about OneDrive sync two accounts on one computer.
How many OneDrive accounts can you run on the same computer? You can only run one personal OneDrive account and up to 9 OneDrive Business accounts according to OneDrive official websites.
To sync two OneDrive accounts, you have to add two OneDrive accounts on your computer first. How to add multiple OneDrive accounts on a Windows 11/10 computer? Check the following steps:
1. Please download the latest version of the OneDrive app, install and login with your first OneDrive account.
2. Then click the OneDrive icon on the system tray, then click the gear icon > Settings.
3. Click the + Add an account button.
4. Input your another OneDrive account email, and click Sign in, then follow the steps to add the second OneDrive account.
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After adding two OneDrive accounts on your computer, it will list two OneDrive folders with different names.
In the next part, you will find two parts for syncing two OneDrive accounts on the computer no matter whether you have a OneDrive personal or OneDrive for Business account, just sync according to your situation.
Once you have added two OneDrive accounts on your computer, you can download files from OneDrive accounts to your computer or use Files On-Demand to download all files for these two OneDrive accounts.
If you have added one OneDrive personal account plus a OneDrive for Business account, or add two OneDrive for Business accounts, downloading all files with Files On-Demand is your best choice.
Although the two OneDrive folders show you all the OneDrive files, some files show online only instead of downloading, so you have to download them all to your computer for these two OneDrive accounts:
1. Click the OneDrive icon from the system tray, then hit the gear icon > Settings.
2. Select Sync and backup from the left panel.
3. Expand Advanced settings, enable Files On-Demand option, and it will restart automatically.
4. Once restarted, go to Files On-Demand, then click Download all files to sync OneDrive files to your computer.
5. Repeat the process to sync the second OneDrive files to your computer.
Until now, these files in your two OneDrive accounts have been synced to your computer.
If you want to sync two OneDrive personal accounts on one computer, the only option is downloading all of them to your computer. Here is how it works:
1. Please log in to your first personal OneDrive account.
2. Click My Files from the left side, then create a new folder.
3. Move all files and folders that you want to download to the new folder, then right-click the folder, and hit Download.
4. Log in to another OneDrive personal account once the download is finished. Do the same to download all OneDrive files and folders.
5. Go to the Downloads folder, and move both folders to another safe location, now you have synced two OneDrive accounts in the same computer.
If you would like to sync files between two OneDrive accounts, the comprehensive web-based multi-cloud storage manager - MultCloud would do you a big favor.
1. Please apply for a MultCloud account, and sign in.
2. Click Add Cloud > OneDrive, or OneDrive for Business, then follow the guide to grant access to MultCloud, then add another OneDrive account.
3. Select Cloud Sync from the left side, and choose one OneDrive account as the source, and another OneDrive account as the target.
4. Press the Sync Now button to sync two OneDrive accounts on your computer.
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After reading here, you might have a clear idea about how to sync two OneDrive accounts on the same computer no matter whether sync files to your computer or sync files between two OneDrive accounts, you have ways to do it.
With MultCloud, you can migrate OneDrive Personal to OneDrive for Business account, share OneDrive files publicly or privately (password protected), perform OneDrive two-way sync, copy Google Drive to OneDrive, and many more.