You have multiple accounts in dropbox. (Assume that you have alredy install dropbox on your computer).
[WHEN]
You want to synchronize all your dropbox account files in your computer at the same time.
[HOW]
- Create the alternative folders for your additional account, for example
$ mkdir ~/dropbox-mte
- Run from a terminal the following command
$ HOME=$HOME/.dropbox-mte /usr/bin/dropbox start -i
- Configure your account and make as default directory ~/dropbox-mte
- Create a file to launch the new instance of the dropbox deamon for example,
DropboxAltStarter.sh
#!/bin/bash HOME=$HOME/.dropbox-mte /usr/bin/dropbox start
- Executable permissions
$chmod 755 ~/DropboxAltStarter.sh
Include DropboxAltStarter.sh in your starter.
Name: 2nd instance of Dropbox
Command: /home/Username/DropboxAltStarter.sh
Click Ok."
[SOURCE]
http://www.maketecheasier.com/run-multiple-dropbox-accounts-in-mac-and-linux/2010/05/24