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Created February 22, 2013 05:29
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An OSX automator script to run multiple Dropbox accounts.
-In Automator, Add a Run Shell Script action:
-Remove any default text (e.g. cat) from the script window
-Paste in the following code (change the folder “Dropbox-personal” if desired):
bash HOME=$HOME/Dropbox-personal /Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox &
-Test from Automator by pressing the Run button at the top right
-This should launch the setup wizard for Dropbox; go through the wizard, entering credentials for your additional account
once you are satisfied that everything is working, quit Dropbox (click the menu bar icon and select Quit Dropbox)
-Save your custom application so that it can be run independently
in Automator, select File > Save
name and save somewhere that makes sense to you
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