Mount the disk image if your browser does not do it automatically.

Second Dropbox folder – see the'Launching.' step 2c below.

Two Dropbox accounts – creating your second account with.

User's home folder is on the startup hard drive.

Dropbox 47.3.73 (or later) installed in the main Applications folder (not the /Users//Applications folder).

Note: Dropbox's Finder features are not available in a Dropbox Encore folder (see more in Known Problems). Dropbox Encore on Yosemite (10.10), El Capitan (10.11), Sierra (10.12), High Sierra (10.13), Mojave (10.14) or Catalina (10.15)ĭropbox Encore runs successfully with Dropbox 47.3.73 (or later) on Yosemite (10.10) through Catalina (10.15). With the release of Dropbox 3.8.5, Dropbox Encore stalls in “Starting…” mode shortly after its icon appears in the menu bar on OS X 10.9.5 and earlier releases. Dropbox Encore no longer runs on Snow Leopard (10.6) to Mavericks (10.9) See below for special setup that enables Dropbox Encore to run on Catalina. Since Dropbox Encore 1.1b1 is not a 'signed' application, a normal Open of the Dropbox Encore app fails on macOS Catalina (10.15). New: Dropbox Encore is compatible with macOS Catalina (10.15) Be sure to check out official Dropbox Sharing before experimenting with Dropbox Encore.

Multiple, simultaneous Dropbox accounts can be confusing and lead to mistakes.

Folder and file icons in the second Dropbox do not have the Dropbox 'checkmark' indicating the item has been synchronized.

Dropbox does officially support a separate Dropbox account for each user account on a single Mac.

Dropbox does not officially support two accounts on a single Mac account.

Dropbox Encore enables a second instance of Dropbox to run in a single Mac OS X user account.Įach instance of Dropbox must have (1) a unique Dropbox account and (2) a separate local Dropbox folder. See the Dropbox Help for more information.īut sometimes Dropbox Sharing is not what you want, e.g., independent work and home accounts. Special setup for Dropbox Encore on Catalina (10.15)ĭropbox shared folders let two users (i.e., two accounts) share a folder of files.

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