{ "schema": "https://storagestudio.us/schema/wiki-page.v1", "title": "Using your own sign-in credentials for an account", "slug": "using-your-own-app-credentials", "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/using-your-own-app-credentials", "markdown_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/using-your-own-app-credentials.md", "category": "Cloud accounts", "category_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/cloud-accounts/", "tags": [ "cloud accounts", "google drive", "sign in" ], "summary": "If Google shows \"This app is blocked\" when you connect Google Drive, you can create your own free sign-in credentials in Google Cloud and paste them into Add Account. An in-app guide walks you through it.", "published_at": "2026-10-01T06:20:06.000Z", "updated_at": "2026-10-01T05:32:16.000Z", "headings": [ { "level": 2, "text": "Where to find it", "id": "where-to-find-it" }, { "level": 2, "text": "Creating the credentials", "id": "creating-the-credentials" }, { "level": 2, "text": "Good to know", "id": "good-to-know" } ], "links_out": [ { "slug": "how-account-sign-ins-are-stored", "label": "how your account sign-ins are stored", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/how-account-sign-ins-are-stored" }, { "slug": "connecting-google-drive", "label": "Connecting Google Drive", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/connecting-google-drive" }, { "slug": "when-an-account-needs-signing-in-again", "label": "when an account needs signing in again", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/when-an-account-needs-signing-in-again" }, { "slug": "cloud-accounts", "label": "Cloud accounts", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/cloud-accounts" }, { "slug": "google-photos", "label": "Google Photos: what's possible and the Takeout route", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/google-photos" } ], "links_in": [ { "slug": "connecting-google-drive", "title": "Connecting Google Drive", "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/connecting-google-drive" }, { "slug": "when-an-account-needs-signing-in-again", "title": "When an account needs signing in again", "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/when-an-account-needs-signing-in-again" } ], "diagrams": [ { "kind": "flowchart", "caption": "When to use your own credentials", "outline": "- Add a Google Drive account\n - leads to Did Google say This app is blocked?\n- Did Google say This app is blocked?\n - No: leads to Nothing more to do\n - Yes: leads to Show me how: create a Client ID and Client Secret\n- Show me how: create a Client ID and Client Secret\n - leads to Paste them under Advanced, then sign in again\n- Paste them under Advanced, then sign in again\n - leads to Is your Google Cloud project published?\n- Is your Google Cloud project published?\n - Yes: leads to The account stays signed in\n - No, still in test mode: leads to Google ends the access after 7 days\n- Google ends the access after 7 days\n - leads to Publish the project, or add the account again weekly\n", "source": "%% caption: When to use your own credentials\nflowchart TD\n A[Add a Google Drive account] --> B{Did Google say This app is blocked?}\n B -->|No| C[Nothing more to do]\n B -->|Yes| D[Show me how: create a Client ID and Client Secret]\n D --> E[Paste them under Advanced, then sign in again]\n E --> F{Is your Google Cloud project published?}\n F -->|Yes| G[The account stays signed in]\n F -->|No, still in test mode| H[Google ends the access after 7 days]\n H --> I[Publish the project, or add the account again weekly]" } ], "images": [], "screenshots_pending": [ { "alt": "The Add Cloud Account sheet with Google Drive selected and the Advanced — custom OAuth credentials section expanded, showing the Client ID and Client Secret fields and the Show me how (in-app guide) button", "caption": "Custom credentials in Add Account" } ], "faqs": [ { "question": "Can I see all my cloud accounts in Finder on a Mac?", "answer": "Yes. Storage Studio adds a \"Storage Studio\" location to Finder's sidebar, with each connected cloud account and paired device as a folder inside, and a Finder button in the app's main window opens it. Files stay in the cloud until you open them. Folders you have visited open straight away and…", "url": "https://storagestudio.us/faq" } ], "text": "Normally you connect Google Drive and the other browser-sign-in accounts without any setup. But some Google accounts show This app is blocked after you sign in. The fix is to create your own sign-in credentials (a Client ID and Client Secret ) in Google Cloud, which takes a few minutes and costs nothing, and paste them into Storage Studio. Where to find it Open Remotes & Accounts , click Add Account and choose Google Drive . Type a nickname as usual. Click Advanced — custom OAuth credentials to open the section. Paste your Client ID and Client Secret , then click Open browser to sign in . The section is there for every account type you sign in to through the browser, but the guide and the most common need are for Google. When to use your own credentials Flowchart outline: When to use your own credentials Add a Google Drive account leads to Did Google say This app is blocked? Did Google say This app is blocked? No: leads to Nothing more to do Yes: leads to Show me how: create a Client ID and Client Secret Show me how: create a Client ID and Client Secret leads to Paste them under Advanced, then sign in again Paste them under Advanced, then sign in again leads to Is your Google Cloud project published? Is your Google Cloud project published? Yes: leads to The account stays signed in No, still in test mode: leads to Google ends the access after 7 days Google ends the access after 7 days leads to Publish the project, or add the account again weekly Creating the credentials Click Show me how (in-app guide) . The guide, Create your own Google OAuth credentials , has a button for each step that opens the right page in Google Cloud Console: Create a Google Cloud project — any name will do. Enable the Google Drive API for that project. Configure the OAuth consent screen — choose External , fill in the app name and your email, add the permission the guide shows (there's a copy button), and add your own Google address as a test user. Create the OAuth client — choose Web application , and add the redirect address the guide shows under Authorised redirect URIs . Copy the Client ID and Client Secret. The ID ends in apps.googleusercontent.com . Optional: publish the app. Projects left in test mode have their sign-ins ended by Google after 7 days, which means adding the account again every week. Publishing it on the consent screen stops that. Nobody else can use your client; you're not releasing anything. Then go back to Add Account , paste both values, and sign in as normal. Google's account chooser should appear instead of the block page. Good to know Use the same credentials for every Google account you add. They belong to your Google Cloud project, not to one Google account. They're saved with the account , so it keeps working after the first sign-in. Like your other sign-ins, they stay on this Mac — see how your account sign-ins are stored . For the rest of the Google Drive steps, see Connecting Google Drive . If an account later stops working, see when an account needs signing in again . Common questions Can I see all my cloud accounts in Finder on a Mac? Yes. Storage Studio adds a \"Storage Studio\" location to Finder's sidebar, with each connected cloud account and paired device as a folder inside, and a Finder button in the app's main window opens it. Files stay in the cloud until you open them. Folders you have visited open straight away and… See also: Cloud accounts · Google Photos: what's possible and the Takeout route", "markdown": "Normally you connect Google Drive and the other browser-sign-in accounts without any setup. But some Google accounts show **This app is blocked** after you sign in. The fix is to create your own sign-in credentials (a **Client ID** and **Client Secret**) in Google Cloud, which takes a few minutes and costs nothing, and paste them into Storage Studio.\n\n## Where to find it\n\n1. Open **Remotes & Accounts**, click **Add Account** and choose **Google Drive**.\n2. Type a nickname as usual.\n3. Click **Advanced — custom OAuth credentials** to open the section.\n4. Paste your **Client ID** and **Client Secret**, then click **Open browser to sign in**.\n\nThe section is there for every account type you sign in to through the browser, but the guide and the most common need are for Google.\n\n```mermaid\n%% caption: When to use your own credentials\nflowchart TD\n A[Add a Google Drive account] --> B{Did Google say This app is blocked?}\n B -->|No| C[Nothing more to do]\n B -->|Yes| D[Show me how: create a Client ID and Client Secret]\n D --> E[Paste them under Advanced, then sign in again]\n E --> F{Is your Google Cloud project published?}\n F -->|Yes| G[The account stays signed in]\n F -->|No, still in test mode| H[Google ends the access after 7 days]\n H --> I[Publish the project, or add the account again weekly]\n```\n\n*Flowchart — When to use your own credentials. Outline:*\n\n- Add a Google Drive account\n - leads to Did Google say This app is blocked?\n- Did Google say This app is blocked?\n - No: leads to Nothing more to do\n - Yes: leads to Show me how: create a Client ID and Client Secret\n- Show me how: create a Client ID and Client Secret\n - leads to Paste them under Advanced, then sign in again\n- Paste them under Advanced, then sign in again\n - leads to Is your Google Cloud project published?\n- Is your Google Cloud project published?\n - Yes: leads to The account stays signed in\n - No, still in test mode: leads to Google ends the access after 7 days\n- Google ends the access after 7 days\n - leads to Publish the project, or add the account again weekly\n\n## Creating the credentials\n\nClick **Show me how (in-app guide)**. The guide, **Create your own Google OAuth credentials**, has a button for each step that opens the right page in Google Cloud Console:\n\n1. **Create a Google Cloud project** — any name will do.\n2. **Enable the Google Drive API** for that project.\n3. **Configure the OAuth consent screen** — choose **External**, fill in the app name and your email, add the permission the guide shows (there's a copy button), and add your own Google address as a test user.\n4. **Create the OAuth client** — choose **Web application**, and add the redirect address the guide shows under **Authorised redirect URIs**.\n5. **Copy the Client ID and Client Secret.** The ID ends in *apps.googleusercontent.com*.\n6. **Optional: publish the app.** Projects left in test mode have their sign-ins ended by Google after 7 days, which means adding the account again every week. Publishing it on the consent screen stops that. Nobody else can use your client; you're not releasing anything.\n\nThen go back to **Add Account**, paste both values, and sign in as normal. Google's account chooser should appear instead of the block page.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- **Use the same credentials for every Google account you add.** They belong to your Google Cloud project, not to one Google account.\n- **They're saved with the account**, so it keeps working after the first sign-in. Like your other sign-ins, they stay on this Mac — see [how your account sign-ins are stored](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/how-account-sign-ins-are-stored).\n\nFor the rest of the Google Drive steps, see [Connecting Google Drive](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/connecting-google-drive). If an account later stops working, see [when an account needs signing in again](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/when-an-account-needs-signing-in-again).\n\n- **Can I see all my cloud accounts in Finder on a Mac?** Yes. Storage Studio adds a \"Storage Studio\" location to Finder's sidebar, with each connected cloud account and paired device as a folder inside, and a Finder button in the app's main window opens it. Files stay in the cloud until you open them. Folders you have visited open straight away and… (https://storagestudio.us/faq)\n\nSee also: [Cloud accounts](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/cloud-accounts) · [Google Photos: what's possible and the Takeout route](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/google-photos)\n" }