---
id: cloud-accounts.does-adding-an-account-need-an-admin-password
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/does-adding-an-account-need-an-admin-password
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "Adding an account"
question: "Do I need an administrator password to add cloud accounts?"
alt_questions:
  - "Admin rights for Storage Studio cloud accounts"
  - "Standard user add Google Drive Storage Studio"
  - "Does Storage Studio ask for my Mac password for cloud?"
  - "Cloud Drive needs admin password?"
short_answer: "No. Adding, testing and removing accounts — and the Storage Studio location in Finder — never ask for your Mac's administrator password. Only your provider's sign-in or server details are needed."
tags: ["permissions", "admin password", "cloud accounts"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-add-a-cloud-account", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/is-it-safe-to-connect-my-cloud-accounts"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Do I need an administrator password to add cloud accounts?

No. Adding, testing and removing accounts doesn't ask for your Mac's administrator password, and the Storage Studio location in Finder doesn't need one either.

The only passwords involved are your provider's (typed on its own sign-in page) or the server details you enter. If something asks for your Mac password while adding an account, cancel and contact support.