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Is it possible to sync READYNAS to more than one OneDrive accounts?
I am syncing to a OneDrive account but I would like to 1) switch to a different OneDrive account and 2) if possible sync to two or more OneDrive accounts. I can delete the current OneDrive sync session but when I try to create another one, the sync app assumes the previous OneDrive account and there is no obvious way to change it.
I am using READYNAS RN204, Firmware 10.6.5 Hotfix 1.
Hi Peter-B,
It's not possible to sync two or more OneDrive accounts to one NAS but it's possible to switch to a different account.
I tried to recreate the issue that you're having by doing the following:
- Logged in to admin page of the NAS
- Went to Cloud and enabled Microsoft OneDrive
- Entered my credentials to access OneDrive
- Set my local and cloud storage path
After that, it should show what email you signed in and how much space you consumed.
Then I clicked on the "Leave" button and re-enabled it, however, it didn't prompt me to sign-in and it was still using the email that I typed earlier.
Having that said, I tried clicking "Microsoft OneDrive" (see photo below) and noticed that my email is still signed in so I logged that out.
Afterwards, I enabled Microsoft OneDrive again and then it prompted me to sign-in which I was able to do so using a different account.
If you're still encountering the issue, please let us know.
Regards,JeraldM
NETGEAR Community Team
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Hi Peter-B,
It's not possible to sync two or more OneDrive accounts to one NAS but it's possible to switch to a different account.
I tried to recreate the issue that you're having by doing the following:
- Logged in to admin page of the NAS
- Went to Cloud and enabled Microsoft OneDrive
- Entered my credentials to access OneDrive
- Set my local and cloud storage path
After that, it should show what email you signed in and how much space you consumed.
Then I clicked on the "Leave" button and re-enabled it, however, it didn't prompt me to sign-in and it was still using the email that I typed earlier.
Having that said, I tried clicking "Microsoft OneDrive" (see photo below) and noticed that my email is still signed in so I logged that out.
Afterwards, I enabled Microsoft OneDrive again and then it prompted me to sign-in which I was able to do so using a different account.
If you're still encountering the issue, please let us know.
Regards,JeraldM
NETGEAR Community Team
Thanks. I found another article here that said clear browser cookies so that when the "leave" button is hit, the app asks for a OneDrive login. That worked, in that I used a different browser. I have two OneDrives logged into, one Business, one Personal (Microsoft doesn't allow two personal OneDrive accounts on the same Windows desktop but they do allow one business plus one personal - why this limitation I cannot fathom but it is what it is).
It is too bad multiple OneDrive accounts cannot be sync'd to automatically. It would be nice to sync some files on my server to one OneDrive account and some to other OneDrive account automatically without having to manually switch accounts. It goes to the awkwardness of an on-prem server/cloud hybrid approach, at least using OneDrive. OneDrive, especially in business accounts but also in Office365 personal accounts, provides lots of storage inexpensively compared to any other solution.
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