Since you cannot use two personal accounts on the same computer, we have found out a workaround. Step 1 : Open a browser on your computer and log-in to your secondary One. Drive account that you want to use. Step 2: Now, create a new folder on this account. For the purpose of this guide, we will call the folder “Shared Account.”.
Open a browser on your computer and log-in to your secondary One. Drive account that you want to use. Now, create a new folder on this account. For the purpose of this guide, we will call the folder “Shared Account.”
To access existing data of the One. Drive account on your device, you will need to move all the content into the newly created “Shared Account” folder. Once you have moved all the content, select the folder, and click on “Share.”
In the sharing option, enter the email of your primary One, and drive account. After sharing the folder, log-out of this account. Now, again log-in to One. Drive using your primary account and accept the shared folder. As soon as you accept the “Shared Account” folder, it will appear on your computer which has the One. Drive folder, logged-in using the primary account.
How to transfer files from one OneDrive to another?
Click “Cloud Sync” feature, select first One. Drive as the source, select your second One. Drive account as the destination location, click “Sync Now” and wait for the process to complete. If you just want to sync some folders from your first account to the second account, when selecting the source, please select these folders only.
How to link OneDrive with account and start syncing files?
To Link (sign in) One. Drive with Account and Start Syncing Files 1 Open One. Drive from the Start menu, or click/tap on the One. Drive icon on the taskbar notification area. You can also open One. Drive by running: %LocalApp, data%microsoft[&one, drive&][&one, and drive&]exe.
Another frequently asked query is “How to set up a secondary OneDrive account?”.
Step 1 : Open a browser on your computer and log-in to your secondary One. Drive account that you want to use. Step 2: Now, create a new folder on this account. For the purpose of this guide, we will call the folder “Shared Account.”.
How much OneDrive space do you need for multiple accounts?
This also applies to users who want to have more One. Drive space, since Microsoft recently cut it down to 5GB per account. Despite the high amount of requests, the One. Drive folder is still not capable of managing multiple accounts, and according to Microsoft, it probably never will be.