{"id":"cloud-accounts.what-does-the-number-on-the-cloud-accounts-button-mean","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/what-does-the-number-on-the-cloud-accounts-button-mean","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"adding-accounts","title":"Adding an account"},"question":"What does the number on the Cloud Accounts button mean?","alt_questions":["What is the green badge on Cloud Accounts?","Why does Cloud Accounts show a number?","Cloud Accounts count badge meaning","The count next to Cloud Accounts is wrong","How many cloud accounts do I have connected?"],"short_answer":"It counts every cloud account you've connected — Google Drive, Dropbox, bucket storage, FTP, SFTP and local folders — not just Google. Open Cloud Accounts and refresh the list to see exactly which ones.","answer_markdown":"It's the number of accounts you've connected, across every type — Google Drive, Dropbox, bucket storage, FTP, SFTP and local folders all count, not just Google.\n\nIf the number looks off, open **Cloud Accounts** and click the refresh button in the toolbar. The list on the left of the **Remotes & Accounts** window is the full set the badge is counting. To bring it down, select an account you no longer use and click **Remove**.","answer_html":"

It's the number of accounts you've connected, across every type — Google Drive, Dropbox, bucket storage, FTP, SFTP and local folders all count, not just Google.

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If the number looks off, open Cloud Accounts and click the refresh button in the toolbar. The list on the left of the Remotes & Accounts window is the full set the badge is counting. To bring it down, select an account you no longer use and click Remove.

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What does the number on the Cloud Accounts button mean?

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Short answer: It counts every cloud account you've connected — Google Drive, Dropbox, bucket storage, FTP, SFTP and local folders — not just Google. Open Cloud Accounts and refresh the list to see exactly which ones.

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It's the number of accounts you've connected, across every type — Google Drive, Dropbox, bucket storage, FTP, SFTP and local folders all count, not just Google.

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If the number looks off, open Cloud Accounts and click the refresh button in the toolbar. The list on the left of the Remotes & Accounts window is the full set the badge is counting. To bring it down, select an account you no longer use and click Remove.

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