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Manage multiple kDrive (macOS / Windows)
This guide explains how to connect and manage multiple kDrive on a computer (macOS / Windows). This feature allows you, for example, to access files from a personal kDrive and a professional kDrive.
Prerequisites
- Have a kDrive.
- Have the kDrive desktop app (desktop application for macOS / Windows / Linux).
Accessing different kDrive accounts from your computer
A user connected to the kDrive application on a computer may already have access to multiple kDrive accounts if they are already working with multiple kDrive accounts outside of the app, if they have been added to other kDrive accounts, etc. They are all accessible as long as the user is logged in with the identifier corresponding to these kDrive accounts.
Accessing and managing other kDrive accounts...
To log in with a different account and thus access other kDrive:
… from the kDrive desktop app (desktop application on macOS / Windows / Linux)
- Left-click on the desktop app icon in the notification area of your computer (top right on macOS, bottom right on Windows and a double left-click in the taskbar on Linux).
- Click on the dropdown arrow to the right of the kDrive name (the kDrive accounts you already have access to with your user will be displayed).
- Click on Add a kDrive:
- Click on the pill with your initials or your avatar in the top right corner.
- Click on Add an account:
- Enter your Infomaniak account credentials — refer to this other guide if necessary.
- Select and configure the kDrive to add (including the directory that should be used on the computer).
- It is now possible to switch from one kDrive to another when you click on the kDrive icon, then on the chevron in the window that opens:
… from the kDrive web app (online service kdrive.infomaniak.com)
- Click here to access the Web app kDrive Infomaniak (online service kdrive.infomaniak.com).
- Click on the chevron to expand the list at the top left of the kDrive interface
- Click on the kDrive you want to use
Disconnect a kDrive from the desktop app
To access the settings of the kDrive application on your device:
- Left-click on the desktop app icon in your computer's notification area (top right on macOS, bottom right on Windows, and a double left-click in the taskbar on Linux).
- Click on the ⋮ icon on the right in the application.
- Select kDrive Settings:
- Click on the icon ⋮ to the right of the synchronized Drive, under Folders.
- Choose Remove synchronization (from your device only, with no impact on kDrive):