{"id":"cloud-accounts.how-do-i-connect-google-drive","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-connect-google-drive","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"google-drive","title":"Google Drive"},"question":"How do I connect Google Drive to Storage Studio?","alt_questions":["Add Google Drive account Storage Studio","Sign in to Google Drive in Storage Studio","Link my Google Drive to my Mac app","Storage Studio Google Drive setup","Connect Gmail Drive storage to Storage Studio","google drive storage studio mac"],"short_answer":"Open Cloud Accounts, click Add Account, choose Google Drive, type a nickname and click Open browser to sign in. Pick your Google account, approve access, and it's added — no Google Drive app needed.","answer_markdown":"Open **Cloud Accounts → Add Account**, choose **Google Drive**, type a nickname such as `personal-drive`, and click **Open browser to sign in**. Pick your Google account on Google's chooser, approve access, and the account appears in your list.\n\nGoogle always shows its \"Choose an account\" screen, so you can pick the right account even if you're already signed in to another one in your browser. Once the green check appears, click **Done** — or **Add Another** to connect a second Google account.\n\nIf Google shows *\"This app is blocked\"*, see [that error](/faq/cloud-accounts/this-app-is-blocked-google-drive).","answer_html":"

Open Cloud Accounts → Add Account, choose Google Drive, type a nickname such as personal-drive, and click Open browser to sign in. Pick your Google account on Google's chooser, approve access, and the account appears in your list.

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Google always shows its "Choose an account" screen, so you can pick the right account even if you're already signed in to another one in your browser. Once the green check appears, click Done — or Add Another to connect a second Google account.

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If Google shows "This app is blocked", see that error.

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Cloud accounts · Google Drive

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How do I connect Google Drive to Storage Studio?

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Short answer: Open Cloud Accounts, click Add Account, choose Google Drive, type a nickname and click Open browser to sign in. Pick your Google account, approve access, and it's added — no Google Drive app needed.

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Open Cloud Accounts → Add Account, choose Google Drive, type a nickname such as personal-drive, and click Open browser to sign in. Pick your Google account on Google's chooser, approve access, and the account appears in your list.

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Google always shows its "Choose an account" screen, so you can pick the right account even if you're already signed in to another one in your browser. Once the green check appears, click Done — or Add Another to connect a second Google account.

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If Google shows "This app is blocked", see that error.

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