{"id":"privacy-safety.does-storage-studio-store-my-google-password","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-store-my-google-password","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"accounts-and-credentials","title":"Accounts, passwords and keys"},"question":"Does Storage Studio see my Google, Dropbox or Microsoft password when I sign in?","alt_questions":["Is it safe to sign in to Google Drive through Storage Studio?","Does Storage Studio know my Dropbox password?","storage studio google sign in password","Why does sign-in open my browser?","What is the page that says You're connected?"],"short_answer":"No. You sign in on the provider's own page in your browser, and the provider grants Storage Studio access. Your password is never typed into Storage Studio, and the access it receives stays in an encrypted vault on your Mac.","answer_markdown":"No. For services like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Box, you sign in on the **provider's own page** in your browser, and the provider gives Storage Studio permission to reach your files. Your password is typed into the provider's page, not into Storage Studio.\n\nWhen sign-in finishes, your browser shows Storage Studio's confirmation page, served from your Mac — you can close the tab. If sign-in didn't work, that page explains why and nothing is added.\n\nThe permission Storage Studio receives is kept in the encrypted vault on your Mac.","answer_html":"

No. For services like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Box, you sign in on the provider's own page in your browser, and the provider gives Storage Studio permission to reach your files. Your password is typed into the provider's page, not into Storage Studio.

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When sign-in finishes, your browser shows Storage Studio's confirmation page, served from your Mac — you can close the tab. If sign-in didn't work, that page explains why and nothing is added.

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The permission Storage Studio receives is kept in the encrypted vault on your Mac.

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Privacy & safety · Accounts, passwords and keys

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Does Storage Studio see my Google, Dropbox or Microsoft password when I sign in?

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Short answer: No. You sign in on the provider's own page in your browser, and the provider grants Storage Studio access. Your password is never typed into Storage Studio, and the access it receives stays in an encrypted vault on your Mac.

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No. For services like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Box, you sign in on the provider's own page in your browser, and the provider gives Storage Studio permission to reach your files. Your password is typed into the provider's page, not into Storage Studio.

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When sign-in finishes, your browser shows Storage Studio's confirmation page, served from your Mac — you can close the tab. If sign-in didn't work, that page explains why and nothing is added.

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The permission Storage Studio receives is kept in the encrypted vault on your Mac.

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