How to exit the shared Dropbox folder. How to use Dropbox cloud storage

One fine moment ceased to grab 18.8 GB on Dropbox, it was decided to search, and is it possible to use several dropbox accounts on one computer? It turns out you can ...

1. We need to download the DropboxportableAHK program Samoa latest version.

2. Unpack it in the root anyone D: \\ DropBoxportableAHK)

3. In order to know what files there I create a folder in the root of the same disk (D: \\ Test)

4. Run from the unpacked folder DropboxportableAHK.exe

5. After some time, such a window will start

8. We are offered to specify in the previous folder with Dropbox files. In principle, everything is clearly written

9. After you first see the update settings. I put a tick only to "Check the updates dropboxportableAHK \\ update automatically also, respectively," and "Check Dropbox Updates". Press Further

10. Addition settings

12. Press Download Dropbox filesand click Further

13. Press Running the Dropbox installation And wait

14. The Dropbox window appears. Choose "I ALREADY HAVE A DROPBOX ACCOUNT" (I created it for earlier) and click Next

15. Enter email and password. Next

16. Choose 2GB Free.. Next

17. Choose Typical. Install

18. If not interesting training is pressed Skip. Tour I. FINISH.

19. Throws this message, click Yes

20. Must be returned to the installation of DropBoxportableAHK, where you need to click Complete

21. Open the DropboxportableAHK folder and launch again DropboxportableAHK.exe

22. Synchronization must begin, and files from your folder must appear on the Dropbox website.

P.S. I noticed that if you want to add more than 2x accounts to the computer, then you need to download DropboxportableAHK. I tried to copy previous folders with DropboxportableAHK to another disk section, but nothing turned out.

At the moment I have three simultaneously working accounts.

Thus, you can get a practically unlimited place for files that will be synchronized with the remarkable Dropbox service, and from there you can open them on any drogh device (Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, etc.).

The easiest way to access the two different Dropbox accounts is to download the app for the main account, and in the additional accounting, log in through the browser. Dropbox web version will provide you with access to all files in the additional account, and will also allow the use of the main services functions, such as downloading files and creating folders.

Of course, this method is not very convenient. In addition, you are denying synchronization in the background. But if you need to use an additional account only occasionally, then this is the easiest solution.

Use common folders

The disadvantage of this approach is that the Dropbox does not allow the sharing of the root folder. You will need to place all files into a shared folder that will occupy the place on both accounts. Get the additional space in this case will not work, but you can avoid trouble with personal and service account.

1. Create a second user of Windows (if you do not have it). If you create this account only to bypass restrictions in Dropbox - do not associate it with Microsoft account.

2. Enter the advanced Windows account without leaving the main. To do it quickly, simply press the Windows + L button.

3. Download and install the Dropbox program for Windows. For login, use the login and password from the second account.

4. Return to the Windows Main Account and go to the Users folder. By default, it is on the same disk as the operating system.

5. Then go to the user folder you just created. In the window that appears, click "Continue" to access your administrator rights files.

6. Go to the Dropbox folder. For convenience, you can create a shortcut of this folder and place it on the desktop.

Please note that to synchronize an account with the Dropbox server, you will have to enter an additional Windows account every time, and then return to the main one.

1. First, make sure that you downloaded, installed Dropbox and entered the main account.

2. Create a new Dropbox folder in your home folder Home. For example, let's call it dropbox2.

3. Open the program (use Spotlight in the upper right corner if you cannot find it). Click "Process", then "Select".

4. In the "Library" submenu, scroll down until you see the "Run Shell script" recording. Drag the record on the right window.

5. Copy the script submitted below and paste it into the text box. Instead of Dropbox2 write the name of the folder you created before.

Home \u003d $ home / dropbox2 /pplications/dropbox.app/contents/macos/dropbox &

6. Now click "Run". A new copy of the Dropbox program will appear, which will allow you to enter an additional account and set it up.

In the view does not need - it allows you to automatically synchronize local files with cloud storage. Describe the process of registration and installation of client software, I suppose is also no need. This process is simple, well documented, and in addition, numerous reflectivity reviews are available on the network. Instead, we will focus on less obvious things.

Starting the second Dropbox instance

The service makers proceeded from the assumption that the user launches only one Dropbox client during a session with the operating system. They are difficult for it to blame - it is difficult to present the situation of the simultaneous connection to the service with another account, and it does not make sense with one thing. Nevertheless, the discussion of this issue often arise in the forums, so we will try to figure it out.

The Dropbox client starts in Windows as an ordinary user program with a label placed in autoload. The simple change of the working directory does not give anything, and the only way out here is a copy of the label to run it on behalf of another user. The account must be pre-created through the control panel.

In Windows XP it looks like

The method has one more advanced application: if there are several people at a computer with different accounts, they can use the installed Dropbox instance independently of each other (change the properties of the shortcut is no longer needed).

When attempting to first launch the client program, it asks to enter the username and password DROPBOX. All setup steps are standard here, but it is worth paying attention to the choice of a catalog for synchronization - by default it will be in the profile of the user, on behalf of which you run the client. If you do not suit you, then instead of automatic configuration (typical) you need to select manual (Advanced) and specify the directory yourself.

As a result of non-good manipulations, we received two copies of the Dropbox program, working at the same time with different accounts of the service. Catalog for synchronization is also two - in the "My Documents" folder and on the desktop.

Two instances of the Dropbox client and two directory in Windows XP

There may be nuances with file access rights, but they are not critical for home users, because they work in a system with administrative rights and have full access to the disk. Another problem is autorun. For example, in Windows XP, it was not possible to find a staffing method to automatically start the program on behalf of another user with a shortcut. The question is solved by third-party utilities, which there is a lot.

Synchronization of files is not from the Dropbox directory

Dropbox is intended solely to synchronize files via the network and does not know anything about these applications (unlike some branded services, like an ICloud or Ubuntu One). In addition, it works with a special directory on a local machine and cannot synchronize data not from this directory. In Linux, the problem is solved by creating inside the Dropbox folder - let's try to do the same in Windows.

Most interest Ask Here - how correctly the Dropbox for Windows will perceive a soft link, which is an independent file system object, something resembling a shortcut. In the screenshot, it can be seen that everything went well - the program perceives simlink as a directory and loads its contents to the server.

You can achieve similar results in other ways to create hard references to files or, say, mounting partitions inside the Dropbox directory. As for the application data, there are also options here: for example, you can make a symbolic symbolic link to the Thunderbird profile - and a backup copy of your mail will be in the cloud.

Despite all the simplicity and ease of use, many useful functions And a number of other advantages with which the Dropbox cloud storage has, sooner or later, you can encounter the need to remove it. About how to do it, it will be discussed below.

First of all, it is necessary to determine what is meant to remove Dropbox - uninstalling the client application of this cloud storage for the PC or directly deleting an account. In each case, you will have to act on a completely different algorithm, what exactly we will tell further.

Delete Dropbox program

1. Start CCleaner and go to its main window to the tab. "Service".



2. Among all the programs installed on the computer, find Dropbox, highlight it with the left button with the left mouse button (LKM) and click on the button "Uninstall".



3. In the delete wizard window that opens, confirm your intentions for performing this procedure by clicking on the button. "Uninstall".



4. Return to CCleaner again, but this time go to the tab "Registry". Run the system check by using button "Search for problems".



5. Wait until the check is completed, then click on the button "Fix the selected"Agree to the creation backup or, on the contrary, give up this,
   
   
   And then click "Fix the selected".



6. Now go to the tab "Cleaning", and in it - to the subsection "Applications". Remove the checkboxes from all items submitted by you as the main browser if you do not want to remove its data. Click on the button "Analysis" And wait for the end of the check.



7. After the program finds all unnecessary files and temporary data, click on the button "Cleaning", and then "Proceed" in the pop-up window.



Thus, you not only completely remove the Dropbox from the computer, but also clean the system from its residual traces. We will proceed to consideration more traditional methods Solutions of our today's task.

Method 2: "Programs and Components"

In each version of Windows, Windows has a standard means of removing programs, and you can get rid of dropbox with it without any problems.

Method 3: "Parameters" Windows 10

In the tenth version of Windows, the removal of programs can be performed and through "Parameters" operating system. It is likely that in the foreseeable future this option will remain the only one affordable from the standard one.

Delete Dropbox Account

If your goal is not in the banal uninstallation of the application of the cloud storage, and it is necessary to get rid of the account in it, it is obvious that you need to act in a completely different algorithm. What exactly, let's tell me further.

Important:After removing the dropbox account, you will have 30 days to restore it if such a need appears. After this time, all the data placed in it will be removed from the cloud storage, and they will never restore them to restore them.

1. Follow the link above and log in to your account.
   
   
   To do this click "To come in"and then specify the username and password, then use the button "To come in"located under the data entry field.
   
   
   Further, most likely, it will be necessary to prove the web service that you are a real person. In the pop-up window, click "Confirm",
   
   
   And then, using the arrow for turning, install in proper position Pictures. After that you will be automatically authorized on the site.



2. Click on the user profile icon (your photo or standard picture) and select from the drop-down menu item "Settings".



3. Scroll through the open page at the bottom and click on the link "Account deleting"After reading the prevention presented to the left of it.



4. Enter the password from your account, select the most appropriate reason for deleting (or any) from the drop-down list, you can also add detailed information.



5. Once again, familiarize yourself with the consequences of the actions you run (more detail about them on a separate page), then click on the button "Delete Finally".
   
   
   After updating the page, your account dropbox will be deleted,
   
   
   And an email confirmation will come to the e-mail attached to it.


If there is still a cloud storage folder on your computer, the data contained in it will not go anywhere until you delete them yourself or move them to another place.

Conclusion

If you decide to finally refuse to use Dropbox, you can easily delete both its client application and the account itself.

The article will be useful for those who do not use these cloud storage. You may have not even installed it. Dropbox can be installed with other applications. As a result, it constantly starts, takes place on the disk and interferes normal work for PC.

We offer simple instructions how to remove the Dropbox cloud from your computer. And recently we wrote, pre-installed on the "dozen" storage of ONEDRIVE.

Universal way

This method is relevant to all Windows users. You need to go to the control panel and find the "Programs and Components" section.

But we will do easier. Press the Win + R keys combination and the command in the row appwiz.cpl. The desired partition panel will open automatically. Here we need to select the "Delete Program" menu.

We act like this: we find the Dropbox program in the list, choose it - and click "Delete".

Through Windows 10 parameters

Users "Dozens" can delete an application from standard parameters. You can go to them by pressing the Win + I key combination.

Sophisticated software

Delete Dropbox cloud will help special uninstallator programs. We have a popular CCleaner. We go into the program, choose the "Service" section. Before us immediately appears the "Removal of Programs" tab.

Further act, as well as usual: We are looking for a program, click on "uninstall". It is important to choose this item. If you choose the usual "delete", then simply disappear the icon of the program from the list, and the most app will not be deleted.

You can use other utilities to remove programs: Revo Uninstaller, Iobit Uninstaller, Uninstall Tool, etc. Read more about such utilities.

Note. In all three cases, after clicking "Delete" (or "Uninstall") a uninstaller will start. You will need to click the "Uninstall" button and wait for the end of the removal.

Delete Dropbox folder

After deleting the application, the folder with the data remains anyway. Remove it. Do not be afraid to lose files, as they are still stored on the cloud and are tied to your account. At any time you can restore remote content. The folder is usually on the C system disk in the user folder (C: / Users / user_name).

This is so easy to remove the dropbox cloud, which you do not use. Read more about deleting and installing applications. Also do not miss an article where we tell, from the Microsoft Store store.