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# How do I sync with Google Drive cloud storage?

Set up Google Drive in Scriptation to sync your scripts and notes across iPad, iPhone, and Mac — with version-controlled saving that protects every revision.

|| 📝 NOTE: This video shows a slightly older user interface, but the instructions are still accurate.
${frame}[Cloud Storage on iPad/iPhone](https://www.loom.com/embed/260e68259c524e1993d103fa9f0c3548)

|| 📝 NOTE: Cloud Storage is an [Industry Pro](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/what-is-scriptation-industry-pro-1jfjecg/) feature.

### iPad / iPhone setup

1. Tap the **File Browser** icon on the Top Toolbar:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/6/0/8/1/60818aeea8717000/toptoolbarfile-browserpng_1g33qz0.png =800x54)
2. Tap **Add Connection**:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/60818aeea8717000/add-connection_1v0je0m.png)

3. On the Add Connection pop-up, tap **Google Drive**:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/60818aeea8717000/choose-gdrive_c68285.png)

4. Tap **Continue** and follow the prompts to sign in with your Google Drive username and password;
5. The Google Drive icon now appears under **Connections** in the File Browser. To take advantage of Google Drive's version-controlled saving, [move or copy your local files](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/moving-or-copying-your-files-to-the-cloud-1i061ug/) into Google Drive.

| ✅ TIP: **Move** is limited to single files. To relocate multiple files or folders, use **Copy**.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/60818aeea8717000/copy-to-gdrive_1x86hbc.png)

|| 📝 NOTE: Files stored in **On My iPad** / **On My iPhone** only exist on that device and aren't automatically synced to Google Drive — you'll need to move or copy them over.

### Mac setup

1. If it's not already installed on your Mac, download and install Google Drive for desktop from [google.com/drive/download](https://google.com/drive/download/);
2. There's no separate Google Drive sign-in inside Scriptation — your Google Drive folders are visible after clicking **Select File** from the Scriptation home screen:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/60818aeea8717000/mac-drag-file_1q6l2t7.png)

Select File opens a standard Finder window, which lets you open your Scriptation files like any other PDF:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/60818aeea8717000/finder-window_1n8a8fi.png)

| ✅ TIP: If you access Google Drive frequently, drag the folder to the sidebar of your Finder window to pin it there.

||| ⚠️ DON'T FORGET: If your scripts are saved locally (Desktop, Downloads, etc.), you won't be able to access them on other devices. Move the files into Google Drive.

# What's Next

[Moving or copying your files to the cloud](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/moving-or-copying-your-files-to-the-cloud-1i061ug/)
[How often do files upload / sync to cloud?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-often-do-files-upload-sync-to-cloud-6pttkr/)
[How do I avoid conflicted copies with multiple devices of my own?](https://help.scriptation.com/en/article/how-do-i-avoid-conflicted-copies-with-multiple-devices-of-my-own-16eyo20/)