Connecting to a Google Drive shared folder
It is possible to connect Astiga to a folder that has been shared with you, by a different user, in Google Drive.
First, make a note of the folder’s ID. To find this, in the Google Drive Web UI, click on the folder and copy the ID to the right of folders/
in the URL:
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Follow the usual steps to add a Google Drive account. After authenticating and authorising the request with Google, you will be returned to the Configure storage page.
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Enter a Name, as usual. Leave the Token as-is.
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For Initial folder enter simply:
/
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Click Advanced settings. In the Root folder enter the folder ID you noted above.
The two affected fields should look like this:
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Click Connect.
The shared folder should be browseable in the next step:
You can now Save Google Drive connection to save the storage connection and use it later (and sync with it to build your library).