MacOS: Adding Multiple Identical Organization OneDrive Accounts

It's been a while since I last posted on the blog. I recently got a Mac and encountered this issue—here’s how to fix it.

In short, macOS Cloud Storage uses "OneDrive - %ORG_NAME%" as the unique identifier when adding OneDrive accounts. This prevents adding multiple identical accounts, which is quite inconvenient for E5 cloud storage free riders like me.

First, add Account A as usual. Once completed, you should see the corresponding OneDrive folder under ~/Library/CloudStorage:

Next, quit all OneDrive applications, then navigate to:

~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.OneDrive-mac/Data/Library/Application Support/OneDrive/settings/Business1

There, you’ll find a file named GUID.ini.

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If you didn’t install from the App Store, the path will be:

~/Library/Application Support/OneDrive/settings/Business1

Open that .ini file. You’ll see your organization name written there. Change it to whatever you like (for example, "OneDrive - Photos"), making sure it doesn’t match the actual organization name.


Save the file, then relaunch OneDrive. It should report an error saying it can’t find the modified file. Click Retry, wait a moment, and then restart OneDrive.

OneDrive should now start syncing normally, and you’ll see the renamed folder:

You can now add another account. The new account will be saved in:

~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.OneDrive-mac/Data/Library/Application Support/OneDrive/settings/Business2

From there, repeat the same steps to rename each BusinessX folder as needed.

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