Windows 10: Multiple Microsoft Accounts, setup in Windows 11, and sorting out the OneDrive mess

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  1. Multiple Microsoft Accounts, setup in Windows 11, and sorting out the OneDrive mess


    I have just bought a new computer with Windows 11 Home, and I initially set it up with a Microsoft Account linked to my personal email address. However, when it started doing its default OneDrive thing, I stopped it, because I don't have enough room on OneDrive on my personal email account to sync all my computer files. I do, however, have room on the account associated with my former consulting company email address, which has been dissolved and is at this point just the address I signed up for Microsoft 365 on, which comes with a TB of OneDrive. I tried to follow the instructions to switch a

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    Kat Crowder, Dec 4, 2022
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  2. Kari Win User

    OneDrive - Sync Multiple Accounts in Windows


    Yes. Steps 2.1 through 2.3 are meant to be done in a browser signing in to the primary OneDrive account, after receiving the email from secondary OneDrive account that account sent in step 1.7.

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    Kari, Dec 4, 2022
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  4. fjk61011 Win User

    Multiple Microsoft Accounts, setup in Windows 11, and sorting out the OneDrive mess

    OneDrive - Sync Multiple Accounts in Windows


    I entered my primary account email but the Share button does nothing
     
    fjk61011, Dec 4, 2022
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