{"id":"delta-drive.how-do-i-use-my-own-cloud-storage-with-delta-drive","url":"/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-use-my-own-cloud-storage-with-delta-drive","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"my-drive","title":"My Drive — storage you own"},"question":"How do I use my own cloud storage with Delta Drive?","alt_questions":["Connect storage you own","Set up My Drive","Bring my own bucket to Storage Studio","Use my storage bucket for Delta Drive","My Drive setup steps"],"short_answer":"Choose Delta Drive → Storage → Connect storage you own…, then enter your bucket, region and access keys. Storage Studio tests a write before saving, and the drive becomes My Drive with the same screens.","answer_markdown":"Open **Delta Drive → Storage → Connect storage you own…** and point it at a compatible storage bucket you already pay for. You give it the bucket, its region and a pair of access keys.\n\nBefore saving anything, Storage Studio writes a small test file and deletes it again, so if your storage refuses, the refusal is real and the app repeats what your provider said. Once connected, the heading changes to **My Drive** and everything else works exactly as in Delta Drive.\n\nSee [what it touches in your bucket](/faq/delta-drive/will-my-drive-touch-other-files-in-my-bucket) and [what's different on your own storage](/faq/delta-drive/is-my-drive-as-safe-as-delta-trust-for-backups).","answer_html":"

Open Delta Drive → Storage → Connect storage you own… and point it at a compatible storage bucket you already pay for. You give it the bucket, its region and a pair of access keys.

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Before saving anything, Storage Studio writes a small test file and deletes it again, so if your storage refuses, the refusal is real and the app repeats what your provider said. Once connected, the heading changes to My Drive and everything else works exactly as in Delta Drive.

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See what it touches in your bucket and what's different on your own storage.

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Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive · My Drive — storage you own

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How do I use my own cloud storage with Delta Drive?

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Short answer: Choose Delta Drive → Storage → Connect storage you own…, then enter your bucket, region and access keys. Storage Studio tests a write before saving, and the drive becomes My Drive with the same screens.

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Open Delta Drive → Storage → Connect storage you own… and point it at a compatible storage bucket you already pay for. You give it the bucket, its region and a pair of access keys.

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Before saving anything, Storage Studio writes a small test file and deletes it again, so if your storage refuses, the refusal is real and the app repeats what your provider said. Once connected, the heading changes to My Drive and everything else works exactly as in Delta Drive.

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See what it touches in your bucket and what's different on your own storage.

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