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  "title": "Setting up My Drive",
  "slug": "setting-up-my-drive",
  "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/setting-up-my-drive",
  "markdown_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/setting-up-my-drive.md",
  "category": "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive",
  "category_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/delta-drive-delta-trust-and-my-drive/",
  "tags": [
    "my drive",
    "setup",
    "email code",
    "storage you own"
  ],
  "summary": "To set up My Drive you confirm your email with an 8-digit code sent to the address your Storage Studio trial or licence is registered to, then connect the storage you own. The code works for 15 minutes, on the Mac that asked for it.",
  "published_at": "2026-10-01T06:19:11.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01T05:34:09.000Z",
  "headings": [
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Why there is a code",
      "id": "why-there-is-a-code"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Step by step",
      "id": "step-by-step"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "If the code doesn't arrive",
      "id": "if-the-code-doesn-t-arrive"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Messages you might see",
      "id": "messages-you-might-see"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Adding it to another Mac",
      "id": "adding-it-to-another-mac"
    }
  ],
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      "slug": "my-drive",
      "label": "My Drive",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/my-drive"
    },
    {
      "slug": "my-drive-code-didnt-arrive",
      "label": "The My Drive code didn't arrive or doesn't work",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/my-drive-code-didnt-arrive"
    },
    {
      "slug": "delta-trust-delta-drive-and-my-drive",
      "label": "Delta Trust, Delta Drive and My Drive",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/delta-trust-delta-drive-and-my-drive"
    },
    {
      "slug": "the-free-trial",
      "label": "The free trial",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-free-trial"
    }
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  "links_in": [
    {
      "slug": "delta-trust-delta-drive-and-my-drive",
      "title": "Delta Trust, Delta Drive and My Drive",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/delta-trust-delta-drive-and-my-drive"
    },
    {
      "slug": "my-drive",
      "title": "My Drive",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/my-drive"
    },
    {
      "slug": "my-drive-code-didnt-arrive",
      "title": "The My Drive code didn't arrive or doesn't work",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/my-drive-code-didnt-arrive"
    },
    {
      "slug": "moving-to-a-new-mac",
      "title": "Using your licence on a new Mac",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/moving-to-a-new-mac"
    }
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  "diagrams": [
    {
      "kind": "flowchart",
      "caption": "Setting up My Drive",
      "outline": "- Use storage you own\n  - leads to Active trial or licence on this Mac?\n- Active trial or licence on this Mac?\n  - No: leads to Activate or buy Storage Studio first\n  - Yes: leads to Email me a code\n- Email me a code\n  - leads to Code arrives at your registered email\n- Code arrives at your registered email\n  - leads to Enter the 8 digits and Confirm\n- Enter the 8 digits and Confirm\n  - leads to Connect your storage\n- Connect your storage\n  - leads to Check it and connect\n- Check it and connect\n  - leads to Your drive is ready\n",
      "source": "%% caption: Setting up My Drive\nflowchart TD\n  A[Use storage you own] --> B{Active trial or licence on this Mac?}\n  B -->|No| C[Activate or buy Storage Studio first]\n  B -->|Yes| D[Email me a code]\n  D --> E[Code arrives at your registered email]\n  E --> F[Enter the 8 digits and Confirm]\n  F --> G[Connect your storage]\n  G --> H[Check it and connect]\n  H --> I[Your drive is ready]"
    }
  ],
  "images": [],
  "screenshots_pending": [
    {
      "alt": "The Set up My Drive sheet on the code step, showing \"Enter the 8-digit code we sent to\" an address, the code field and the Send a new code link",
      "caption": "Entering the My Drive code"
    }
  ],
  "faqs": [],
  "text": "Setting up My Drive takes two steps: confirm your email with a code, then connect the storage you own. You need an active Storage Studio trial or licence on the Mac — nothing else. Why there is a code My Drive holds the keys to your storage, so Storage Studio checks it's you first. The code always goes to the email your Storage Studio trial or licence is registered to. The sheet shows that address; you can't type a different one. Step by step Open the Delta Drive tab in the main window and choose Use storage you own . (If you already have a drive, open Storage in the Delta Drive window and choose Connect storage you own… instead.) The Set up My Drive sheet checks this Mac. Choose Email me a code . Enter the 8-digit code from the email and choose Confirm . It works for 15 minutes, and only on this Mac. Connect your storage. Choose your kind of storage under Where is it , then fill in Call it (a name just for you), Bucket , Keep our files under (the one folder Storage Studio will use), any server details your kind of storage asks for, and your Access key and Secret . Choose Check it and connect . Storage Studio writes a small test file and deletes it again before saving anything, so if your storage refuses, you see what it said. Your drive opens with its starting folders — in the app, in Finder, and in a browser at storagestudio.us/drive, signed in with the same email address. Setting up My Drive Flowchart outline: Setting up My Drive Use storage you own leads to Active trial or licence on this Mac? Active trial or licence on this Mac? No: leads to Activate or buy Storage Studio first Yes: leads to Email me a code Email me a code leads to Code arrives at your registered email Code arrives at your registered email leads to Enter the 8 digits and Confirm Enter the 8 digits and Confirm leads to Connect your storage Connect your storage leads to Check it and connect Check it and connect leads to Your drive is ready If the code doesn't arrive Wait a minute, then check your junk folder. Use Send a new code . It becomes available again after a short wait, shown as a countdown on the link. Too many codes or wrong attempts pause setup for an hour. The message says so; nothing is lost. If it still won't work, see The My Drive code didn't arrive or doesn't work . Messages you might see Message What to do My Drive needs an active Storage Studio trial or licence. Activate or buy Storage Studio, then come back. That code didn't work. Check it, or ask for a new one. Check the 8 digits, or use Send a new code . Your Storage Studio trial has ended, so My Drive can't be set up. Buy Storage Studio to continue. Too many codes requested from this Mac. Wait an hour and try again. Wait, then try once. Adding it to another Mac Repeat the same steps on the other Mac with the same registered email. Storage Studio emails you whenever another Mac, or a Storage Studio licence, is linked to your My Drive, so you'll know if it wasn't you. See also: My Drive , Delta Trust, Delta Drive and My Drive , The free trial .",
  "markdown": "Setting up [My Drive](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/my-drive) takes two steps: confirm your email with a code, then connect the storage you own. You need an active Storage Studio trial or licence on the Mac — nothing else.\n\n## Why there is a code\n\nMy Drive holds the keys to your storage, so Storage Studio checks it's you first. The code always goes to the email your Storage Studio trial or licence is registered to. The sheet shows that address; you can't type a different one.\n\n## Step by step\n\n1. Open the **Delta Drive** tab in the main window and choose **Use storage you own**. (If you already have a drive, open **Storage** in the Delta Drive window and choose **Connect storage you own…** instead.)\n2. The **Set up My Drive** sheet checks this Mac. Choose **Email me a code**.\n3. Enter the 8-digit code from the email and choose **Confirm**. It works for 15 minutes, and only on this Mac.\n4. **Connect your storage.** Choose your kind of storage under **Where is it**, then fill in **Call it** (a name just for you), **Bucket**, **Keep our files under** (the one folder Storage Studio will use), any server details your kind of storage asks for, and your **Access key** and **Secret**. Choose **Check it and connect**. Storage Studio writes a small test file and deletes it again before saving anything, so if your storage refuses, you see what it said.\n5. Your drive opens with its starting folders — in the app, in Finder, and in a browser at storagestudio.us/drive, signed in with the same email address.\n\n```mermaid\n%% caption: Setting up My Drive\nflowchart TD\n  A[Use storage you own] --> B{Active trial or licence on this Mac?}\n  B -->|No| C[Activate or buy Storage Studio first]\n  B -->|Yes| D[Email me a code]\n  D --> E[Code arrives at your registered email]\n  E --> F[Enter the 8 digits and Confirm]\n  F --> G[Connect your storage]\n  G --> H[Check it and connect]\n  H --> I[Your drive is ready]\n```\n\n*Flowchart — Setting up My Drive. Outline:*\n\n- Use storage you own\n  - leads to Active trial or licence on this Mac?\n- Active trial or licence on this Mac?\n  - No: leads to Activate or buy Storage Studio first\n  - Yes: leads to Email me a code\n- Email me a code\n  - leads to Code arrives at your registered email\n- Code arrives at your registered email\n  - leads to Enter the 8 digits and Confirm\n- Enter the 8 digits and Confirm\n  - leads to Connect your storage\n- Connect your storage\n  - leads to Check it and connect\n- Check it and connect\n  - leads to Your drive is ready\n\n## If the code doesn't arrive\n\n- Wait a minute, then check your junk folder.\n- Use **Send a new code**. It becomes available again after a short wait, shown as a countdown on the link.\n- Too many codes or wrong attempts pause setup for an hour. The message says so; nothing is lost.\n\nIf it still won't work, see [The My Drive code didn't arrive or doesn't work](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/my-drive-code-didnt-arrive).\n\n## Messages you might see\n\n| Message | What to do |\n|---|---|\n| My Drive needs an active Storage Studio trial or licence. | Activate or buy Storage Studio, then come back. |\n| That code didn't work. Check it, or ask for a new one. | Check the 8 digits, or use **Send a new code**. |\n| Your Storage Studio trial has ended, so My Drive can't be set up. | Buy Storage Studio to continue. |\n| Too many codes requested from this Mac. Wait an hour and try again. | Wait, then try once. |\n\n## Adding it to another Mac\n\nRepeat the same steps on the other Mac with the same registered email. Storage Studio emails you whenever another Mac, or a Storage Studio licence, is linked to your My Drive, so you'll know if it wasn't you.\n\nSee also: [My Drive](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/my-drive), [Delta Trust, Delta Drive and My Drive](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/delta-trust-delta-drive-and-my-drive), [The free trial](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-free-trial).\n"
}