> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.deandesk.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Integrations

> Connect Google Drive to your institution so every project gets its own synced folder.

<Info>
  This guide covers an **institution-level** feature at `deandesk.com`. See [Institutions & Schools](/getting-started/institutions-and-schools) for how these levels relate.
</Info>

The **Integrations** page connects your institution with external services. Open it from **Settings → Integrations** in the institution dashboard sidebar. Currently it hosts the **Google Drive** integration, which powers file storage for [Projects](/institution/projects):

* Automatic folder creation for each project
* Centralized file storage for all institution projects
* Permission management handled by Google Drive
* A configurable shared institution folder (super admins only)

<Note>
  The Google Drive integration is separate from the [Shared Drive](/institution/shared-drive). The Shared Drive is DeanDesk's own file manager whose documents feed the [Institution AI Chat](/institution/ai-chat) as context. The Google Drive integration stores **project** files in your own Google account. They are unrelated features that live in different sidebar entries.
</Note>

## Connect Google Drive

Only **Super Admin** identities can connect or disconnect Google Drive; the connection is shared by the whole institution.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Integrations">
    From the institution dashboard, go to **Settings → Integrations**. The Google Drive card shows a **Connected** or **Not Connected** badge.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Connect Google Drive">
    You're redirected to Google to sign in and grant DeanDesk access to Drive.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Approve access">
    After you approve, you're returned to the Integrations page with the connection active.
  </Step>
</Steps>

When the connection completes, DeanDesk automatically creates a root folder in your Google Drive named **\[Your Institution Name] - DeanDesk Projects**. This is the **Institution Folder** — the parent for every project folder. The card shows the folder name, the connection date, and an **Open in Google Drive** link.

## Choose a different root folder

If you'd rather use an existing Drive folder as the parent for project folders:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Click Choose Root Folder">
    On the connected Google Drive card, click **Choose Root Folder**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick a folder">
    The **Select institution root folder** dialog lists the folders in your Drive. Use the search box to filter, select one, and click **Use this folder**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

New project folders are created inside whichever root folder is set. Changing the root folder does not move existing project folders.

## Automatic project folders

Once Google Drive is connected:

* **Creating a project** automatically creates a Drive folder named after the project inside the root folder, and shares it with the project's members using their identity emails.
* **Feed attachments** posted in a project are uploaded to that project's folder.
* The project's **Drive tab** lists the folder's contents inside DeanDesk, and each project can be re-pointed at a different folder with its own **Choose Folder** picker.

See [Projects](/institution/projects) for the full project workflow.

## Disconnect

Click **Disconnect** on the Google Drive card and confirm. Disconnecting:

* Does **not** delete any files or folders in your Google Drive
* Stops automatic folder creation and file syncing for projects

You can reconnect at any time — reconnecting creates a fresh root folder.