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Homer's avatar
Homer
Helpful | Level 7
2 years ago

Dropbox Backup on Mac in 4 different user accounts.

I have 4 different user accounts on my Mac. How can I use Dropbox Backup to backup files for each user?

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 years ago
    Homer wrote:

    Is it only the user account I used to sign into Dropbox Backup?

    Whichever user account you were signed in to when you activated the backup feature would be the one being backed up.

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    Hi Homer, let's jump right into this! 

     

    Using Backup with 4 different user profiles is not currently possible with our Backup feature, I'm afraid. 

     

    We appreciate your feedback, though, and I will pass this to our team.

     

    If you have any more questions, please let us know.

    • Homer's avatar
      Homer
      Helpful | Level 7
      2 years ago

      Okay, if backup of multiple user accounts on one Mac is currently not possible using Dropbox Backup, can you clarify which account it is currently backing up? Is it only the user account I used to sign into Dropbox Backup?

      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
        2 years ago
        Homer wrote:

        Is it only the user account I used to sign into Dropbox Backup?

        Whichever user account you were signed in to when you activated the backup feature would be the one being backed up.

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