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Cloud Storage Sync

Key Concepts​

The Cloud Storage Sync addon watches a folder in your Google Drive or OneDrive and keeps it in sync with your Printago Parts library. Drop a new .stl, .3mf, or .gcode file into the watched folder, and Printago imports it as a Part on the next sync, no manual upload required. Edit a file in place and Printago updates the matching Part's file for you. This is a good fit if your team already stores print files in a shared cloud drive and wants those files to show up in Printago automatically instead of being uploaded one at a time.

Google Drive and OneDrive work the same way in Printago. Everything on this page applies to both; connect whichever one your shop already uses (or both).

Getting Started​

1. Activate the Addon​

Go to Addons, find Google Drive or OneDrive, and click Activate.

2. Connect Your Account​

Click Connect Google Drive (or Connect OneDrive). You'll be sent to Google or Microsoft to sign in and approve read-only access. Printago never sees your password, and you can revoke access at any time from your Google or Microsoft account settings.

3. Pick a Folder to Watch​

Once connected, click Select folder to browse your account. Click a folder name to open it and see what's inside, or click Select next to a folder to choose it. You can only watch one folder per connected account, but that folder can contain as many subfolders and files as you like; everything inside it is synced.

Subfolders are mirrored as Part folders in Printago, so a file in Prototypes/Brackets lands in a Brackets folder inside Prototypes. Files sitting directly in the watched folder go to the top level of your Parts. Move a file to a different folder in Google Drive or OneDrive and the next sync moves its Part to match, without re-downloading it. Folders more than eight levels below the watched folder are skipped, since that is Printago's own folder depth limit.

4. Sync​

Click Sync Now to sync immediately, or leave Sync automatically turned on (the default) so Printago checks the folder for changes about once an hour on its own. A sync runs in the background, so you can keep working while it finishes; the page shows a Syncing badge and updates the file list live as files come in.

What Syncs​

Printago only imports files it knows how to use for printing:

  • .stl files become STL Parts
  • .3mf files become 3MF Parts
  • .gcode files become G-code Parts
  • .gcode.3mf files become sliced G-code bundle Parts

Every other file type in the watched folder is ignored.

How Updates and Deletes Are Handled​

  • New file in the watched folder: a new Part is created in Printago. A .3mf Part keeps the process profile saved in the file, the same as one you upload yourself. A 3MF with no saved profile in it — plain geometry exported from CAD — is sliced with the printer's profile.
  • Changed file (you re-save or replace it in the cloud): the matching Part's file is updated the next time Printago syncs.
  • Deleted file (removed from the cloud folder): by default, Printago just marks that file as no longer synced. The Part it created stays in Printago untouched, since a print file disappearing from a shared drive shouldn't silently delete something you're using.

If you want deletions to actually delete the Part too, turn on Delete parts removed from Google Drive (or OneDrive) in the addon's settings. This is off by default; turn it on only if you're sure you want cloud-side deletes to remove Parts in Printago.

Reconnecting​

If Google or Microsoft revokes Printago's access (for example, if a password changes or the connection is manually removed on their end), the addon shows a Needs reconnect badge and pauses syncing until you reconnect. Click Reconnect and approve access again; your watched folder and sync history are preserved.

Disconnecting​

Click Disconnect to stop syncing and remove the connected account. Parts already imported into Printago stay exactly as they are; disconnecting only stops future syncing.