OneDrive Personal vs. Business

On the surface, OneDrive Personal and OneDrive Business seem to be the same thing, just with different names. But in fact, they are not the same tool. OneDrive Personal and Business are collectively known as Microsoft cloud storage, but they serve different purposes. If you are also confused about the difference between OneDrive Personal and Business, you can continue reading below.

OneDrive Personal

OneDrive personal is a cloud storage service for individual consumers. It allows you to store files in the cloud and sync OneDrive files to computer and other devices. Signing up for a free Microsoft account gives you automatic access to OneDrive, with 5GB of free storage, and you can subscribe to advanced plans to get more OneDrive storage. You can share files, documents, and photos with friends, family, or colleagues via links and emails.

OneDrive Business

OneDrive Business is part of Microsoft 365 and is designed for organizations. It allows organizations to provide employees with personal storage that can be managed from a central location, with no free storage and starting at 1 TB per user. In OneDrive Business, you can share and collaborate on documents with colleagues in the organization. Multiple team members can access the same copy of a document.

Can I Have OneDrive Personal and OneDrive for Business on Same Computer?

OneDrive is integrated with Windows, and users can use the OneDrive desktop application to log in to OneDrive Personal at any time. Can I use OneDrive for Business and Personal on same computer? Of course!

How to Use OneDrive Personal and Business on Same Computer

Below, we will introduce two methods to use OneDrive Personal and Business same email on the same computer.

Way 1. Use OneDrive App to Set up OneDrive Personal and Business together

The OneDrive desktop app allows you to have two or more accounts on a single computer, but only one can be a personal OneDrive account. Can I have 2 personal OneDrive accounts on one computer? No! To add multiple OneDrive personal accounts on a single PC, you can turn to the second solution.

You can use OneDrive and OneDrive for Business on same computer with the guide below:

Step 1. Run the OneDrive sync client, and log in with your personal account.

Step 2. Complete the setup wizard for your OneDrive Personal. Then, click the OneDrive icon on the taskbar, hit Help & Settings, and choose Settings.

Step 3. Under the Account tab, tap on Add an account button to enter your Business account, and finish the setup.

Step 4. After that, OneDrive for Business and OneDrive Personal are on same computer. There would be two OneDrive icons on the taskbar. The blue one is for your business account, and the white one is for your personal account. 

Also, two OneDrive sync folders will be displayed in File Explorer. You can copy and paste files between the two folders to sync data.

Way 2. Use OneDrive Personal and Business together with MultCloud

MultCloud allows you to add unlimited OneDrive Personal and OneDrive Business accounts on a single interface. In addition, it also supports Dropbox and Dropbox Business, Google Drive and Google Workspace, etc. It allows you to manage multiple cloud storage accounts more easily and efficiently. Also, you can set up an automatic sync between two clouds.

How to organize OneDrive Business and Personal on same computer with this tool is listed as follows:

Step 1. Sign up for a free account for MultCloud. You could also log in with your Facebook or Google account without sign-up.

Step 2. Click Add Cloud under My Cloud Drives, choose OneDrive in the Personal Clouds list and sign in with your OneDrive Personal account to grant permission access. Tap OneDrive for Business under Business Clouds to permit access likewise.

Step 3. Then, you can access and edit files from both clouds on the right panel to manage OneDrive private and business on same computer without a breeze.

How do I sync OneDrive Personal and Business? If you want to synchronize files from OneDrive Personal to OneDrive Business, you can hit Cloud Sync > Add the sync source > choose your sync destination > press Sync Now.

How to Merge OneDrive Personal or Business Accounts

If you think managing OneDrive Personal and Business on same computer is too cumbersome, you can directly combine multiple OneDrive accounts into one space for easy management. CBackup, a free cloud backup service, enables you to merge multiple OneDrive accounts for free. With this tool, you can synchronize and backup files to OneDrive, Google Drive, and other mainstream cloud storage.

How to merge personal or business OneDrive accounts using CBackup? You can go with the following instructions.

Step 1. Sign up for CBackup for free. Install the CBackup desktop app on your computer and log in.

Step 2. Click on Storage on the left menu, choose OneDrive, and hit Authorize Now to grant CBackup access to it. Repeat the step to add other OneDrive accounts to it.

Step 3. Tap + Add Combined Cloud, and choose all cloud accounts you wish to merge, then hit Next > Combine.

After that, you can upload files to the combined cloud by hitting Backup > Backup PC to Combined Cloud.

Conclusion

You can use OneDrive Personal and Business on same computer using the OneDrive desktop client or with the help of the third-party cloud manager tool - MultCloud. The latter can not only help you manage multiple OneDrive clouds at the same time but also migrate files between clouds without downloading and uploading.

If you want to merge all your OneDrive accounts for simple management, you can use the cloud backup tool, CBackup, to combine them into a single space.