Enable or Disable a Storage Connection Without Deleting It

This article shows how to use connection enabled state to temporarily remove a shared connection from active use while preserving its configuration, credentials, Workspace associations, and provider files.

How to do it

  1. Open Storage Connections.
  2. Use Disable on the connection card to make the connection unavailable without deleting its record or provider data.
  3. Verify affected Workspaces no longer offer the disabled connection for new browsing/operations.
  4. Use Enable to return it to service after credentials/provider health are verified.
  5. If the reason for disabling was a provider/security incident, run Test Connection before enabling it again.

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.

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.