Combine Private Connections with Authorized Shared Storage in My Private Storage

This article explains how the personal dashboard can include the user’s own enabled private connections plus administrator-shared locations from Workspaces the user is already allowed to access.

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 the combined dashboard works

  • The private dashboard can open the user’s own eligible private storage views.
  • It can also expose shared storage the same user is already authorized to use through administrator Workspace/publication rules.
  • Showing both kinds of views together does not convert a shared connection into private ownership or expose administrator credentials.
  • Copy/Move still checks the source and destination separately; a user needs the required directional permission on the shared side and ownership/permission on the private side.
  • Private connections remain unavailable to other users and cannot be inserted into administrator shared Workspaces merely because the owner transferred files to/from shared storage.

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.