Add a Private Storage Connection

This article shows how to use Manage Private Connections to choose a supported provider, configure an exact root and provider credentials/OAuth, test it, enable it, and return to the personal Workspace.

What you need to know

  • My Private Storage requires Max/All Access and supports user-owned FTP, SFTP, Google Drive, and OneDrive connections. Local storage remains administrator-created only.
  • Private connection ownership is enforced server-side. Private connections cannot be inserted into administrator shared Workspaces even if request/database values are manipulated.

How to do it

  1. Sign in and open the published My Private Storage menu item.
  2. Open the Private Connection manager and choose Add / New Private Connection.
  3. Choose FTP, SFTP, Google Drive, or OneDrive; Local/Joomla storage is not available as a user-created private connection.
  4. Enter a clear name, exact root, provider credentials, and subdirectory setting.
  5. For Google Drive/OneDrive, save the connection first, then use the provider account-connect action.
  6. Click Test Connection, enable it, and return to the private workspace to browse/use it.

Verify the result

  • Test Connection succeeds.
  • The displayed/usable root is exactly the intended root and no parent folder is reachable.
  • A normal authorized user can perform only the operations intended for that connection/Workspace role.

Important limits and mistakes to avoid

  • Never broaden a connection root merely to work around a permission or provider error; fix the actual root/credential/hosting problem.
  • Do not copy administrator or another user’s provider credentials into a private connection as a shortcut; private connections are intentionally isolated.

Troubleshooting

  • If the provider is unreachable, test the connection in Administrator before troubleshooting the Workspace UI.
  • Keep passwords, OAuth secrets/tokens, private keys, and unrestricted private paths out of public screenshots and support posts.

Community Discussion

For practical QCSB workflows and discussion with other Joomla site owners, visit the QC Storage Bridge Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific entitlement issues, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.