How to add or remove an account in Microsoft OneDrive

If you already have an account signed in to OneDrive and you want to add or remove another account, you'll do that in OneDrive Settings.

Important

You can have multiple work or school accounts, but only one Personal OneDrive account.

Add a personal or work or school account to OneDrive on a Windows PC

  1. Open OneDrive settings (select the OneDrive cloud icon in your notification area, and then select the OneDrive Help and Settings icon Settings then Settings.)

  2. Go to the Account tab.

  3. Select Add an account.

    Note

    You can only have one personal account.

Add a second OneDrive account on a Windows PC

Repeat the steps above, but note that you can only have one Microsoft personal account.

See also

How to add OneDrive as a service

How to remove an account in OneDrive

How do I merge my personal OneDrive with my work or school OneDrive?

Need more help?

If you can't sign in to your account

If you have two accounts with the same email address

OneDrive shows "You're syncing a different account" error

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