{"id":"cloud-accounts.is-it-safe-to-connect-my-cloud-accounts","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/is-it-safe-to-connect-my-cloud-accounts","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"credentials-security","title":"Passwords, keys and privacy"},"question":"Is it safe to connect my cloud accounts to Storage Studio?","alt_questions":["Can Storage Studio see my Google Drive password?","Is Storage Studio trustworthy with my cloud login?","Risks of connecting Dropbox to a Mac app","Does Storage Studio store my cloud password?","Security of cloud accounts in Storage Studio","Is my cloud data safe with Storage Studio?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Google Drive and Dropbox sign-ins happen on the provider's own page, so Storage Studio never sees the password. Keys and passwords for other accounts stay in an encrypted vault on your Mac and go only to the service you connected.","answer_markdown":"Yes. For Google Drive and Dropbox you sign in on the provider's own page, so Storage Studio never sees your password. For bucket storage, FTP and SFTP, the keys and passwords you enter are kept in an encrypted vault on your Mac and are only ever sent to the service you connected.\n\nYour files travel between your Mac and that provider directly; they don't pass through Storage Studio's servers. Storage Studio's own servers never receive your account details either.\n\nYou stay in control: you can test, edit or remove an account at any time, and removing it deletes its stored secret. More in [where credentials are kept](/faq/cloud-accounts/where-are-my-cloud-passwords-and-keys-stored).","answer_html":"

Yes. For Google Drive and Dropbox you sign in on the provider's own page, so Storage Studio never sees your password. For bucket storage, FTP and SFTP, the keys and passwords you enter are kept in an encrypted vault on your Mac and are only ever sent to the service you connected.

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Your files travel between your Mac and that provider directly; they don't pass through Storage Studio's servers. Storage Studio's own servers never receive your account details either.

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You stay in control: you can test, edit or remove an account at any time, and removing it deletes its stored secret. More in where credentials are kept.

","answer_text":"Yes. For Google Drive and Dropbox you sign in on the provider's own page, so Storage Studio never sees your password. For bucket storage, FTP and SFTP, the keys and passwords you enter are kept in an encrypted vault on your Mac and are only ever sent to the service you connected.\n\nYour files travel between your Mac and that provider directly; they don't pass through Storage Studio's servers. Storage Studio's own servers never receive your account details either.\n\nYou stay in control: you can test, edit or remove an account at any time, and removing it deletes its stored secret. More in where credentials are kept.","tags":["security","privacy","cloud accounts","passwords"],"related":[{"id":"cloud-accounts.where-are-my-cloud-passwords-and-keys-stored","question":"Where does Storage Studio keep my cloud passwords and access keys?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/where-are-my-cloud-passwords-and-keys-stored"},{"id":"data-transfers.do-my-files-go-through-storage-studio-servers","question":"Do my files pass through Storage Studio's servers during a transfer?","url":"/faq/data-transfers/do-my-files-go-through-storage-studio-servers"},{"id":"cloud-accounts.what-happens-during-browser-sign-in","question":"What happens when Storage Studio opens my browser to sign in?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/what-happens-during-browser-sign-in"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Is it safe to connect my cloud accounts to Storage Studio? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Yes. Google Drive and Dropbox sign-ins happen on the provider's own page, so Storage Studio never sees the password. Keys and passwords for other accounts stay in an encrypted vault on your Mac and go only to the service you connected.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Cloud accounts","path":"/faq/cloud-accounts/"},{"name":"Is it safe to connect my cloud accounts to Storage Studio?","path":"/faq/cloud-accounts/is-it-safe-to-connect-my-cloud-accounts"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/is-it-safe-to-connect-my-cloud-accounts","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is it safe to connect my cloud accounts to Storage Studio?","alternateName":["Can Storage Studio see my Google Drive password?","Is Storage Studio trustworthy with my cloud login?","Risks of connecting Dropbox to a Mac app","Does Storage Studio store my cloud password?","Security of cloud accounts in Storage Studio","Is my cloud data safe with Storage Studio?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. For Google Drive and Dropbox you sign in on the provider's own page, so Storage Studio never sees your password. For bucket storage, FTP and SFTP, the keys and passwords you enter are kept in an encrypted vault on your Mac and are only ever sent to the service you connected.\n\nYour files travel between your Mac and that provider directly; they don't pass through Storage Studio's servers. Storage Studio's own servers never receive your account details either.\n\nYou stay in control: you can test, edit or remove an account at any time, and removing it deletes its stored secret. More in where credentials are kept.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/is-it-safe-to-connect-my-cloud-accounts"}}]},"fragment":"
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Cloud accounts · Passwords, keys and privacy

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Is it safe to connect my cloud accounts to Storage Studio?

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Short answer: Yes. Google Drive and Dropbox sign-ins happen on the provider's own page, so Storage Studio never sees the password. Keys and passwords for other accounts stay in an encrypted vault on your Mac and go only to the service you connected.

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Yes. For Google Drive and Dropbox you sign in on the provider's own page, so Storage Studio never sees your password. For bucket storage, FTP and SFTP, the keys and passwords you enter are kept in an encrypted vault on your Mac and are only ever sent to the service you connected.

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Your files travel between your Mac and that provider directly; they don't pass through Storage Studio's servers. Storage Studio's own servers never receive your account details either.

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You stay in control: you can test, edit or remove an account at any time, and removing it deletes its stored secret. More in where credentials are kept.

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