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Take the very first steps to use the Google Drive Connector app for Confluence.

Open the Google Drive Connector app

You can install the Google Drive Connector app from the Atlassian Marketplace, then open it by clicking the Google Drive Connector link on Confluence’s sidebar, and it's ready to use.

Connect your first folder

You don't need to create an account to use the app. The only thing required is to connect at least one folder to the Confluence Space so that you can start collaborating with your team and build your single source of truth.

If there's already a folder connected when you first open the app, that means someone in your team already shared a folder, and you can use that one or add more, following the same steps.

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Step 1: Click the "Connect folder" button

Step 2: Select “Google Drive” and authenticate

You can connect more Google accounts later from the file manager. Learn more

 Connecting a Google Drive folder

Connecting a Google Drive folder

Learn how to authorize the Team Files app to access the content in your Google Drive account so that you can connect a folder.

Instructions

  1. In the file manager, click the "Connect folder" button on the right (or select the option from the [···] menu if the window is too narrow).  

  2. If it's your first time connecting to a storage place, skip this step.
    The modal dialog shows a list with your connected storages. Click the "Connect place" button. 

  3. Select Google Drive from the list.

  4. If you're not signed in to your Google Drive, sign in when the screen loads.

  5. Press the "Allow" button.

  6. You can now browse your Google Drive to connect a folder to your Confluence space or Jira project.

We NEVER store your user or password credentials. We use state-of-the-art OAuth 2.0 to connect securely through an encrypted connection. The app gets an authorization token to use the storage. You can revoke this authorization at any time.

Step 3: Navigate to where the folder you want to share with your team is

Step 4: Select the folder you want to connect

Use the checkbox to select the folder you want to connect to. 

We recommend connecting a folder where you and your team store your documents, but you can start with a new one by clicking the "New folder" button.

Tip: You can select multiple folders.

Step 5: Select permissions (optional)

Click the "Permissions" tab. By default, any folder you connect will be visible and editable by your team. You can block edit options and downloads.

For more information, check the permissions page.

Step 6: Click the "Connect" button

You’re all done. You're ready to use the app. Learn more about the file manager, how to edit documents or attach files and folders to your pages.

IMPORTANT! Please read.

The app uses the storage place as the "single source of truth," However, you need to understand that it has some particular behaviors. Like:

  • When you share the same file in various Confluence pages or Jira issues, it will show all the updates in the other places when edited in one place.

  • Suppose someone deletes the file or folder shared/embedded into a Page or issue from the connected storage (OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.). In that case, it will no longer be available on Confluence or Jira.

  • If someone edits the attached file in the cloud storage via a desktop app, the changes will also be reflected in Confluence and Jira.

  • This behavior is excellent to avoid duplicates and multiple untracked versions across platforms. With this app, you can have one file that is the same everywhere. Handle it with care. :)

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