How to use Dropbox workspaces

Q: Can I use the same email address to join multiple Dropbox teams?

Yes. You can use one Dropbox account and its associated email address to join multiple Dropbox teams. Each time you join a team, a separate team workspace is added to your account. During the early beta, one Dropbox account can be associated with up to two workspaces. This is a temporary limit, and Dropbox is working to increase it during the beta.

Q: Does joining another team combine my workspaces?

No. Your individual workspace and each team workspace remain separate. Each workspace has its own files, members, permissions, and admin policies.

Q: Do a team’s policies apply to my other workspaces?

No. A team’s sharing restrictions and admin policies apply only to that team workspace. They don’t change the settings of your individual workspace or other team workspaces.

Q: What happens when someone shares a file or folder with me?

When someone shares a file or folder with your Dropbox account, Dropbox asks you to choose which workspace should receive it. The shared item is associated with the workspace you select and is subject to that workspace’s sharing permissions and admin policies.

Q: How do sign-in requirements work across multiple workspaces?

If none of your team workspaces have additional password or authentication requirements, you can use one set of Dropbox account credentials to log in and access all your workspaces.If a team workspace has additional authentication requirements, such as single sign-on, Dropbox prompts you to complete that team’s authentication process before you can access the workspace.

Q: What happens if an admin removes me from a team workspace?

If a team admin removes you from a team workspace, you lose access to that workspace. Your Dropbox account and your access to your individual workspace and any other team workspaces remain intact.Dropbox may ask you to complete additional steps, such as updating your password for security purposes or choosing a destination workspace for files the team admin transfers to you as part of the removal process. Dropbox guides you through any required steps, and these changes don’t affect your access to your other workspaces.

Beta, Admins Updated Sep 22, 2026

Workspaces are rolling out in phases. During the initial rollout, some workspace combinations and workflows may have temporary limitations.
Dropbox Sign doesn’t currently support multiple workspaces. If you use Dropbox Sign with multiple teams, some Dropbox Sign features aren’t available. Learn more about using Dropbox Sign with multiple workspaces.

How workspaces work

Each workspace connected to your Dropbox account remains separate.

Your individual workspace and each team workspace have their own files, members, permissions, and admin policies.
Joining another team adds a new workspace to your existing Dropbox account.
Switching workspaces doesn’t move or merge your files.

How to join an additional team on dropbox.com

If you’re invited to another Dropbox team, you can join it using the email associated with your existing Dropbox account.

Open the invitation email from the team admin.
Click Join team.
Log in with your existing Dropbox account.
Click Agree and join team.

The new workspace is added to your existing Dropbox account. Your individual workspace and any existing team workspaces remain separate. Joining another team doesn’t create another Dropbox account.

How to switch between workspaces on dropbox.com

If your Dropbox account has access to multiple workspaces:

Log in to dropbox.com.
Click your avatar (photo or initials).
Click Switch workspaces.
Select the workspace you want to use.

When you switch workspaces, Dropbox updates the experience to match the selected workspace, including its files, sharing permissions, team membership, and admin policies.

The selected workspace remains active while you continue working in that browser tab.

How workspace context works

Each workspace remains separate. When you switch workspaces:

You only see the files and folders in that workspace.
Your actions apply only to that workspace.
Team permissions and admin policies remain specific to that workspace.

Dropbox keeps your selected workspace active while you navigate within the same browser tab. It doesn’t automatically switch you to another workspace during supported navigation.

Choosing the correct workspace

Some actions require you to choose which workspace to use.

For example, you may be asked which workspace should:

Receive a shared folder invitation
Own newly created files and folders
Complete a sharing action

Selecting the correct workspace keeps your files, content, and permissions associated with the intended workspace.

What happens when your workspace access changes

If you lose access to a workspace or leave a team, you can still access your other workspaces. Depending on the change, you may need to update the email address or other credentials you use to log in. Dropbox will guide you through any required updates.

Your other workspaces aren’t affected and remain separate. Each workspace keeps its own files, permissions, members, and admin settings.

Using Dropbox Sign with multiple workspaces

Dropbox Sign doesn’t currently support multiple workspaces. Dropbox Sign supports one Dropbox Sign account for each email address. If you’re a member of multiple Dropbox teams, some Dropbox Sign features aren’t available from your additional team workspaces.

Sending signature requests

If you try to use Dropbox Sign features, such as Sign yourself or Get signatures, from another team workspace, you’ll be redirected to a page explaining that Dropbox Sign doesn’t yet support multiple team workspaces associated with the same Dropbox account.

Signing documents

You can still sign documents you receive by email, but only for signature requests associated with the Dropbox team workspace connected to your Dropbox Sign account.

Because Dropbox Sign doesn’t recognize your additional team workspaces, a signature request intended for an additional team is sent to the email address associated with the Dropbox account you use with Dropbox Sign. Depending on your organization’s policies, admins for that team workspace may be able to view the request.

Recommended workaround

If you regularly use Dropbox Sign with more than one Dropbox team, create a separate Dropbox Sign account with a different email address for your additional team.

Have signature requests for that team sent to the separate email address. This keeps agreements associated with the correct Dropbox Sign account until Dropbox Sign supports multiple workspaces.