# Sign in to and out of Drime Desktop

Sign in to Drime Desktop with your browser or your email and password, and understand what signing out does to the Drime folder on your computer.

Updated: 2026-10-20  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/desktop/sign-in-and-out

Drime Desktop works with one account at a time.

## Sign in

You have two ways to sign in:

- **Sign in with Drime**: your browser opens on Drime. Confirm there: you have nothing to type in the app. If no browser opens, the sign-in link is copied to your clipboard: paste it into your browser. You have 5 minutes to confirm. While it waits, the app shows **Waiting for your browser...**: click **Cancel** to stop and choose the other way.
- With your email and password: the same steps as on the web, starting with **Welcome to Drime**. If you use two-factor authentication, enter your code or a recovery code. If you forgot your password, click **Forgot password?**: see [Reset a forgotten password](https://drime.cloud/support/getting-started/reset-your-password).

### If sign-in fails

| Message | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| **Sign-in was declined in the browser.** | You refused in the browser. Start again and confirm. |
| **The browser did not answer in time. Please try again.** | The 5 minutes passed. Start again. |
| **The browser could not be opened. Sign in with your email instead.** | Use your email and password. |
| **Could not reach the server. Please try again.** | Check your internet connection, then try again. |
| **Sign-in with the browser failed. Please try again.** | Start again, or sign in with your email and password. |
| **This account cannot use the desktop app yet. Sign in with your email instead.** | Use your email and password. |

## Sign out

Click the Drime icon in the notification area of the Windows taskbar to open the Drime window, open the account menu and choose **Sign out**.

> **Important**
>
> Signing out removes the Drime folder from this computer. Before you confirm, make sure everything is marked as synced: changes not yet uploaded to Drime are lost. Files already in Drime stay in your account.

## Switch accounts

Sign out, then sign in with the other account. Signing in with another account starts the sync again from scratch on this computer.