{"id":"cloud-accounts.account-shows-unavailable-in-cloud-drive","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/account-shows-unavailable-in-cloud-drive","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"using-accounts","title":"Using your accounts"},"question":"Why does a cloud account show \"unavailable\" in the Cloud Drive list?","alt_questions":["Account unavailable Storage Studio drive","Cloud account not mounting in Finder","One account missing from Storage Studio Finder location","Remount Repair cloud account","Cloud Drive account offline"],"short_answer":"Storage Studio couldn't reach that account — offline, an expired sign-in or a provider problem — so it was skipped while the rest mounted. Run Test connection; if it passes, click Remount / Repair on the Cloud Drive tab.","answer_markdown":"Storage Studio couldn't reach that account when it built the drive — for example you're offline, the sign-in has expired, or the provider is having trouble. An unavailable account is skipped so the others still appear, and it comes back once it's reachable.\n\nCheck it on the **Accounts** tab with **Test connection**. If the test passes, click **Remount / Repair** on the **Cloud Drive** tab to rebuild the drive. If it fails, fix or re-add the account first.","answer_html":"<p>Storage Studio couldn&#39;t reach that account when it built the drive — for example you&#39;re offline, the sign-in has expired, or the provider is having trouble. An unavailable account is skipped so the others still appear, and it comes back once it&#39;s reachable.</p>\n<p>Check it on the <strong>Accounts</strong> tab with <strong>Test connection</strong>. If the test passes, click <strong>Remount / Repair</strong> on the <strong>Cloud Drive</strong> tab to rebuild the drive. If it fails, fix or re-add the account first.</p>","answer_text":"Storage Studio couldn't reach that account when it built the drive — for example you're offline, the sign-in has expired, or the provider is having trouble. An unavailable account is skipped so the others still appear, and it comes back once it's reachable.\n\nCheck it on the Accounts tab with Test connection. If the test passes, click Remount / Repair on the Cloud Drive tab to rebuild the drive. If it fails, fix or re-add the account first.","tags":["cloud drive","finder","troubleshooting"],"related":[{"id":"cloud-accounts.can-i-see-cloud-accounts-in-finder","question":"Can I see my connected cloud accounts in Finder?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-see-cloud-accounts-in-finder"},{"id":"cloud-accounts.test-connection-failed-what-now","question":"Test connection failed — what should I do?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/test-connection-failed-what-now"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Why does a cloud account show \"unavailable\" in the Cloud Drive list? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Storage Studio couldn't reach that account — offline, an expired sign-in or a provider problem — so it was skipped while the rest mounted. 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An unavailable account is skipped so the others still appear, and it comes back once it's reachable.\n\nCheck it on the Accounts tab with Test connection. If the test passes, click Remount / Repair on the Cloud Drive tab to rebuild the drive. If it fails, fix or re-add the account first.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/account-shows-unavailable-in-cloud-drive"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\" aria-current=\"true\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#adding-accounts\">Adding an account</a> <span>21</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#managing-accounts\">Testing, editing and removing accounts</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#google-drive\">Google Drive</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#google-photos\">Google Photos</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#dropbox\">Dropbox</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#onedrive\">OneDrive</a> <span>2</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#box\">Box</a> <span>1</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#amazon-s3\">Amazon S3</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#s3-compatible\">Other bucket storage (S3-compatible)</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#ftp-sftp\">FTP and SFTP servers</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#local-folder\">Local folder accounts</a> <span>3</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#custom-credentials\">Custom Google sign-in credentials</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#credentials-security\">Passwords, keys and privacy</a> <span>13</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#using-accounts\">Using your accounts</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#cloud-apps-on-your-mac\">Cloud apps on your Mac</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#cloud-files-and-mac-space\">Cloud files and your Mac&#39;s space</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/#moving-between-clouds\">Moving files between clouds</a> <span>2</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; 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in the Cloud Drive list?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Storage Studio couldn&#39;t reach that account — offline, an expired sign-in or a provider problem — so it was skipped while the rest mounted. Run Test connection; if it passes, click Remount / Repair on the Cloud Drive tab.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Storage Studio couldn&#39;t reach that account when it built the drive — for example you&#39;re offline, the sign-in has expired, or the provider is having trouble. An unavailable account is skipped so the others still appear, and it comes back once it&#39;s reachable.</p>\n<p>Check it on the <strong>Accounts</strong> tab with <strong>Test connection</strong>. If the test passes, click <strong>Remount / Repair</strong> on the <strong>Cloud Drive</strong> tab to rebuild the drive. If it fails, fix or re-add the account first.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-see-cloud-accounts-in-finder\">Can I see my connected cloud accounts in Finder?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/test-connection-failed-what-now\">Test connection failed — what should I do?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/account-shows-unavailable-in-cloud-drive.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/account-shows-unavailable-in-cloud-drive.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}