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 ====== Adding the Google Drive Storage Provider ====== ====== Adding the Google Drive Storage Provider ======
-##### Last updated on April 242019.+##### Last updated on August 172020.
  
-You can add your Google Drive account as a storage provider and access documents and files through the File Fabric or through Google applications. +You can add your Google Drive account as a storage provider and access documents and files through Access Anywhere or through Google applications. 
  
-Since Google Drive accounts are associated with individuals it's more common for individual users to add Google Drive as a private provider. Only they will have access to files in Google Drive. The File Fabric makes it easier to transfer information between different clouds, and adds additional sharing options and governance on Google Drive.+Since Google Drive accounts are associated with individuals it's more common for individual users to add Google Drive as a private provider. Only they will have access to files in Google Drive. The Access Anywhere makes it easier to transfer information between different clouds, and adds additional sharing options and governance on Google Drive.
  
-**NOTE**: Unusually for a file storage provider Google Drive supports duplicate folders and duplicate files. The File Fabric presetns as a file system and does not support this behaviour.+Shared drives are supported. 
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 +**NOTE**: Unusually for a file storage provider Google Drive supports duplicate folders and duplicate files. The Access Anywhere presents as a file system and does not support this behaviour.
  
 ===== Choosing the Google Drive Provider ===== ===== Choosing the Google Drive Provider =====
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-The first step is to choose to add Google Drive to your Storage Made Easy Account either as a first step on activation or later from **My Dashboard**+The first step is to choose to add Google Drive to your Account either as a first step on activation or later from **My Dashboard**
  
 ===== Authorising Access ===== ===== Authorising Access =====
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 To enable a deep context search on this provider check the box. "Index Content for Search". It can also be enabled later. To enable a deep context search on this provider check the box. "Index Content for Search". It can also be enabled later.
  
-You need to authorise your Storage Made Easy account to access your Google Drive account. To do this click **Authorize Google Drive Access** and follow the prompts to authenticate your account.+You need to authorise your account to access your Google Drive account. To do this click **Authorize Google Drive Access** and follow the prompts to authenticate your account.
  
 ==== (Revoking Account Access) === ==== (Revoking Account Access) ===
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 You can revoke access at any time by going to Google Account settings from the web and, in the Security section clicking on the "Third-party apps with account access". You can revoke access at any time by going to Google Account settings from the web and, in the Security section clicking on the "Third-party apps with account access".
  
-You will then be taken to a page which will list the services that have access to your Google Account. Here you will see Storage Made Easy.+You will then be taken to a page which will list the services that have access to your Google Account. 
  
 ===== Sync Completed ===== ===== Sync Completed =====
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 ===== Rate Limiting ===== ===== Rate Limiting =====
-Google Drive may limit the rate at which it processes requests.  This page: [[throttledcloudproviders|File Fabric Handling of Rate-Limiting Storage Providers]] explains how the File Fabric responds to rate limiting.  +Google Drive may limit the rate at which it processes requests.  This page: [[throttledcloudproviders|Access Anywhere Handling of Rate-Limiting Storage Providers]] explains how Access Anywhere responds to rate limiting.