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The Add Account sheet waits five minutes for you to finish in the browser. If the provider hasn't confirmed by then, it stops cleanly with "Sign-in timed out after 5 minutes. Nothing was added — click Try Again to restart."

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Nothing is half-added, so just click Try Again — your nickname and other form values are kept — and complete the browser steps a little faster. If you needed time to find a password or a two-step code, have it ready before you start.

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Cloud accounts · Adding an account

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Why did my cloud sign-in time out after 5 minutes?

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Short answer: The sheet waits five minutes for the browser sign-in to finish. After that it stops and adds nothing. Click Try Again — your form values are kept — and complete the sign-in in the browser.

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The Add Account sheet waits five minutes for you to finish in the browser. If the provider hasn't confirmed by then, it stops cleanly with "Sign-in timed out after 5 minutes. Nothing was added — click Try Again to restart."

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Nothing is half-added, so just click Try Again — your nickname and other form values are kept — and complete the browser steps a little faster. If you needed time to find a password or a two-step code, have it ready before you start.

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