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It's Storage Studio's own confirmation page, served by the app on your Mac rather than by a website. It means the provider has handed the sign-in back and the account is being added. You can close the tab as soon as you see it.

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If the provider refused access instead, the same page explains why in plain English and nothing is added — go back to Storage Studio and click Try Again. Nothing about this page leaves your Mac.

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Cloud accounts · Adding an account

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What is the "You're connected" page that opens in my browser?

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Short answer: It's Storage Studio's own confirmation page, served from your Mac, not a website. It means the sign-in came back and the account is being added, so you can close the tab. If access was refused, it says why and nothing is added.

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It's Storage Studio's own confirmation page, served by the app on your Mac rather than by a website. It means the provider has handed the sign-in back and the account is being added. You can close the tab as soon as you see it.

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If the provider refused access instead, the same page explains why in plain English and nothing is added — go back to Storage Studio and click Try Again. Nothing about this page leaves your Mac.

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