One solution that some users like to use is to open one Google Drive account in Chrome and the other in Firefox. For this to work you will need to have two browser windows open at all times. It's cumbersome and consumes resources unnecessarily.

Let's take a look at some alternatives that will allow you to switch between different cloud storage accounts within a single interface.

1. Wave box

Wavebox is awesome software that lets you connect multiple accounts of up to 1000 SaaS apps, including Google Drive and Dropbox. You can work with them from a single interface.

Download and install Wavebox using the link below. You can sign in using your Google or Microsoft account, so you can use Wavebox to access your cloud storage apps on any device with all accounts and settings intact.

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Find your preferred cloud storage service and select it. I will use Google Drive for this example.

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You will now see the Google Drive homepage in Wavebox. You'll also notice the familiar Google Drive logo in the sidebar. Other icons will appear as you add accounts and Wavebox will group them together.

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Now all you have to do is find the login option and login to your Google Drive account from the Wavebox UI. Also let me add my second Google Drive account.

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Simply click the '+' icon to add new accounts. The free version supports adding only two accounts. If you want to add more accounts, check out the pro plan which will cost you $19.99 with no limit on the number of accounts you can add.

Wait? What? Worried about your data? Wavebox is open source and available on GitHub.

Wavebox will allow you to control notifications for each account individually (comes with sleep mode), color code each account to help quickly identify accounts, and assign custom names to accounts.


Wavebox is available for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.

2. Management

Manageyum is more of a browser but works the same way as Wavebox. Download and install it, which should only take a few moments. Once installed, you can start adding accounts like Google Drive and Dropbox.

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You can give each Google Drive account a custom name to help you recognize it quickly. You can also control notifications and sounds. Taking inspiration from other popular browsers, Manageyum will display all connected cloud storage accounts as tabs.

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Whenever you want to add new accounts, just click on the “+” icon in the upper right corner. Repeat the same steps to add multiple Dropbox accounts on your computer as well.

Like Wavebox, Manageyum is free and its source code is available on GitHub. If you refer 5 friends, you get a free lifetime license. Otherwise, you can buy it for just $47. This makes it much cheaper than Wavebox. Manageyum is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

3. Rambox

Last but not least, Rambox is the last entry in this guide. Like its predecessors, Rambox will let you add and run multiple instances of Google Drive and Dropbox, among other cloud storage services, from a single interface.

Download and install Rambox using the link below. Search Google Drive and Dropbox, and you won't find them. Do not press the panic button yet. Scroll down to locate the Custom Service option.

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Now you can add any cloud storage account like Dropbox and Google Drive. Simply enter the URL and name and click Add Custom Service. Since you're adding manually, you'll also need to enter the logo URL, but it's not required. It just helps to recognize accounts faster while browsing tabs.

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Now Rambox will take you to the Google Drive home page where you can log in as you usually would. Repeat the process to add more Google Drive or Dropbox accounts.

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Where Rambox differs is in its feature set. You can set a master password for Rambox which will then protect all your connected apps and services. Also, the free version of Rambox supports up to 99 accounts, which is more than anyone would use, in my opinion. Even better, you can run Rambox from a USB stick using the portable installer.


The pro version, available for $5 per month, offers additional features such as dark mode, mobile view, and user agent.

Open source and available on GitHub, Rambox works similarly to Wavebox and Manageyum and is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Two is a business

Most of us have multiple cloud storage accounts with Google Drive and Dropbox to help us separate our work and personal life. Even though Google Drive doesn't all count as storage, we don't want them colliding often. However, this poses a challenge as seen above.

Software like Rambox, Wavebox and Manageyum seek to solve this problem one service at a time. They not only help us to access and use more than two Google Drive and Dropbox accounts on the same computer, but also to do so in a more manageable and faster way.

Next step: Want to use Google Drive and Dropbox from a single app on Android? Click the link below to find out how.

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