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title: "How do I connect my Google Drive?"
description: "Learn how to connect your Google Drive account to Dronedesk to store, access, and manage your documents directly within your workflow. This video walks you through the integration process and shows you where to find your linked files."
url: https://help.dronedesk.io/en/articles/44-how-do-i-connect-my-google-drive
collection: "Configuration"
updated: 2025-06-14
language: en
---

# How do I connect my Google Drive?

Learn how to connect your Google Drive account to Dronedesk to store, access, and manage your documents directly within your workflow. This video walks you through the integration process and shows you where to find your linked files.

If you use **Google Drive** for your document storage, you can **connect folders to Dronedesk**. This is a **loose integration**, meaning you’ll be able to **display Google Drive folders** within Dronedesk, but you **won’t be able to upload or save files directly** to Google Drive from within the platform.

### Setting Up Google Drive Integration

To get started, go to the **top right menu**, click **“Settings,”** then go to **“Integrations”** and select **“Google Drive.”**

You can set Google Drive folders at **three levels** in Dronedesk:

1.  **Business Level** Ideal for general company documentation such as insurance, authorisations, and policies.
    
2.  **Project Level** Suitable for documents related to a specific project.
    
3.  **Job Level** Used for the most granular documents that are specific to individual jobs.
    

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### How to Link a Google Drive Folder

1.  Go into your **Google Drive** and locate the folder you want to link.
    
2.  Right click on the folder and select **“Share.”**
    
3.  Ensure the sharing setting is set to **“Anyone with the link can view.”**
    
4.  **Copy the link.**  
    In Dronedesk, paste the link into the appropriate folder input field (business, project, or job level).
    
5.  **Clean up the URL**: Remove everything **after and including the question mark** so you're left with only the **Google Drive folder ID**.
    
6.  Click **“Test Access.”**  
    A window should pop up showing the contents of the folder.
    

If you see a **404 error** or the folder doesn't display, double check the sharing permissions and ensure you’ve correctly trimmed the URL to include only the folder ID.

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### Applying the Folder to Projects and Jobs

Once you've set up the business level folder:

-   Go to a project, click **“Manage Project,”** then **“Edit.”**
    
-   In the **Google Drive field**, paste the folder ID for your project level folder (again, trimming the URL as needed).
    
-   Save the changes.
    

Now, repeat the same steps for **job level folders**:

-   Go to a job within that project, click **“Edit Job.”**
    
-   Share the relevant Google Drive folder, copy and trim the link, and paste the folder ID into the appropriate field.
    
-   Save the job.
    

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### Viewing Documents in Dronedesk

Once configured:

-   The job page will display all relevant folders:
    
    -   **Business level documents**
        
    -   **Project level documents**
        
    -   **Job specific documents**
        

Clicking on any of these folders will **open the corresponding folder in Google Drive**. A link is also provided to take you directly to your **Google Drive root folder** if needed.

This setup allows you to **seamlessly reference documentation** from within Dronedesk while keeping everything organised in your existing Google Drive structure.