How to Sync OneDrive with Dropbox — Keep Both Platforms Updated with RcloneView
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Your office runs Microsoft 365, so everything is on OneDrive. But your freelance designer insists on Dropbox. Your accountant uses Dropbox too. Now you're manually copying files between them. Let's fix that.
OneDrive and Dropbox serve different ecosystems. Microsoft 365 users live in OneDrive; creative professionals and many small businesses prefer Dropbox. When you work with both groups, keeping files synchronized saves hours of manual effort.
Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place
RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.
- One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
- Schedulers & history for reliable automation
- Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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Get Started Free →Free core features. Plus automations available.
Setup
1) Add both accounts
2) Browse side by side
3) Create sync jobs
Sync specific project folders between both clouds:
4) Schedule automatic updates
5) Verify sync state
Best Practices
- Sync specific folders — Don't sync entire accounts; sync only shared project folders.
- Use Copy for one-way delivery — Push finished files to the other platform.
- Use filters — Exclude temp files,
.DS_Store, and Office lock files. - Monitor for conflicts — Both platforms support simultaneous editing, which can cause sync conflicts.
Getting Started
- Download RcloneView from rcloneview.com.
- Add OneDrive and Dropbox.
- Create targeted sync jobs.
- Schedule and verify.
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