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Google Drive uses OAuth 2.0 authentication, so you authorize SaveMate through your Google account without sharing your password.

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Prerequisites

  • A SaveMate account with a Professional plan
  • A Google account with Google Drive storage available

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Connect Google Drive

1

Open Cloud Sync

Navigate to savemate.io/cloud-sync and sign in to your SaveMate account.
2

Click Connect on Google Drive

Find the Google Drive card and click Connect. You’ll be redirected to Google’s authorization page.
3

Choose your Google account

Select the Google account you want to use for cloud storage. If you have multiple accounts, choose the one with enough free space.
4

Grant permissions

Google will ask you to grant SaveMate permission to manage files in your Google Drive. SaveMate only accesses a dedicated folder — it cannot read or modify your other files.Click Allow to proceed.
5

Connection confirmed

You’ll be redirected back to SaveMate. The Google Drive card will show a Connected status with a green indicator.

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How uploads work

Google Drive uses a resumable upload protocol:
  • Small files (under 100MB) upload in a single request
  • Larger files use resumable sessions that automatically handle network interruptions
  • If your connection drops mid-upload, it resumes from where it left off
  • Uploads are chunked in 5MB segments

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Storage location

SaveMate creates a dedicated folder in your Google Drive root directory. All uploaded files are organized within this folder.

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Managing the connection

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Check connection health

Your Google Drive connection status shows on the Cloud Sync page:
  • Healthy — OAuth token is valid and uploads work normally
  • Broken — Token expired or was invalidated. Click Reconnect to re-authorize
  • Revoked — You revoked SaveMate’s access from your Google account settings. Reconnect to restore
SaveMate proactively refreshes OAuth tokens before they expire, so you shouldn’t see “Broken” status under normal conditions.

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Disconnect

To disconnect Google Drive:
  1. Go to savemate.io/cloud-sync
  2. Click the disconnect option on the Google Drive card
  3. The connection is removed from SaveMate
To also revoke SaveMate’s access from Google’s side, visit myaccount.google.com/permissions and remove SaveMate.

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Troubleshooting

Your OAuth token may have expired. Go to Cloud Sync, disconnect Google Drive, and reconnect.
Check your Google Drive storage at drive.google.com/settings. Free Google accounts include 15GB shared across Drive, Gmail, and Photos. Consider upgrading your Google storage or switching to a different provider.
This typically means Google invalidated your token. This can happen if:
  • You changed your Google password
  • You revoked third-party app access in Google settings
  • Google detected unusual activity
Click Reconnect to re-authorize.