Connect Your Google Drive Account
Connect your personal Google Drive or a service account for automated backups and uploads.
What you'll learn
Open the Drives page
Navigate to Drives from your dashboard or the user menu. Click Connect New Drive.
Choose connection type
You'll see two options:
- OAuth (Personal account) — best for individuals. Uses your Google login.
- Service Account — best for teams or automation. Uses a JSON key file.
Most users should pick OAuth. Service accounts are for advanced use cases where you need the drive to work without a logged-in user.
Authorize via Google OAuth
Click Sign in with Google. You'll be redirected to Google's consent screen.
Review the permissions GDShine requests:
- See and download your files
- Create files to store backups
Click Allow. Google redirects you back to GDShine with an access token.
Set drive type
After connecting, mark the drive as:
- Primary — main source for your files
- Backup — receives automatic copies of primary drive files
You can have multiple backup drives. Each one adds redundancy against account suspension or outages.
Verify storage quota
Once connected, GDShine shows your drive's storage quota (e.g. "23 GB / 15 GB total"). If a drive is full, backups to it will fail.
For heavy use, consider upgrading to Google One for more storage on each connected account.
You're done!
You've completed all 5 steps. Questions? Reach out to support.