# Connect Paige to Google Drive

Two working paths from Paige into Google Drive: Drive for desktop syncing a folder that Paige's export writes into, or an automation on Zapier, Make, or Power Automate that uploads each finished document with a name built from its contents. Which to pick and the step-by-step guides.

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Canonical: https://help.ademero.com/paige/integrations/connect-paige-to-google-drive

**Every document Paige finishes can land in Google Drive as a searchable PDF — in My Drive or a shared drive — with no one uploading anything. Use Drive for desktop and a folder, or an automation that also names each file from its own contents.**

Google Drive (Drive, Google Workspace Drive, "GDrive") has no folder-watching import of its own, so Paige reaches it in one of two ways.

## What lands in Google Drive

|  | Synced-folder path | Automation path |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The searchable PDF | In the synced folder, with Paige's generated filename | In the folder you choose, named from Paige's fields (for example `INV-20441 – Acme Office Supply.pdf`) |
| Paige's data files (`.json`, `.xml`, `.csv`) | Land alongside the PDF | Not uploaded unless you want them |
| Where it runs | On a PC that stays on and signed in | In the cloud; nothing on-premises |
| Shared drives | Drive for desktop syncs computer folders into **Computers**, not into shared drives; move files with a Drive rule or by hand | Upload straight into a shared drive folder |

Drive's search indexes the PDF text either way, so documents are findable by their contents from day one.

## Pick a path

| Path | Choose it when | Guide |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Synced folder** | You have a PC that stays on, you're fine with Paige's filenames, and you don't want another subscription | [Export Paige documents to a synced Google Drive folder](/paige/integrations/export-paige-documents-to-a-synced-google-drive-folder) |
| **Automation** (Zapier, Make, or Power Automate) | You want files named from their contents, delivered into a shared drive, with nothing running on a PC | [Send Paige documents to Google Drive with an automation](/paige/integrations/send-paige-documents-to-google-drive-with-an-automation) |

## What's next

- [Export Paige documents to a synced Google Drive folder](https://help.ademero.com/paige/integrations/export-paige-documents-to-a-synced-google-drive-folder)
- [Send Paige documents to Google Drive with an automation](https://help.ademero.com/paige/integrations/send-paige-documents-to-google-drive-with-an-automation)
- [Connect Paige to any app with Zapier, Make, or Power Automate](https://help.ademero.com/paige/integrations/connect-paige-to-any-app-with-zapier-make-or-power-automate)