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title: "Google Drive"
url: "https://help.emlen.io/en/article/google-drive"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-06-04T15:17:46.411Z"
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# Google Drive

The emlen–Google Drive integration makes it easy to keep your content assets in sync by connecting your Drive folders directly to the emlen content hub.

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## Capabilities

### Source

-   Add one or multiple Google Drive folders as sources.
-   All content within these folders is automatically added to the content hub.
-   Optionally, include subfolders in the sync.

### Meta data

-   Files keep their original names from Google Drive.
-   Tags and thumbnails must be added in emlen after the sync.

### Supported file types

-   All file types that can be uploaded to emlen.
-   Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides (note: these must be set to “publicly available” to sync).

### Direction of sync

-   Sync runs one way: from Google Drive → emlen.
-   Changes in Google Drive (added, deleted, renamed) are reflected in emlen.
-   Changes made in emlen do not affect the original files in Google Drive.

### Change of folders

-   If you change the connected folder, the last synced version of the previous folder remains in the content hub.
-   If you disconnect the integration, the last synced version also remains available in the content hub.

## Setup

To connect Google Drive to emlen:

1.  Go to the Integration section in emlen.
2.  Select "Connect" below the Google Drive folder.

Once connected, your Google Drive content will start syncing automatically.

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**Note:** The user who installed the integration is automatically set as the **owner of the synced items**. This allows them to edit the items in the content hub, even if they are not assigned the Content Manager role.