Connect artwork storage

What this does

ArtDrop prepares provider-accessible artwork for supported destinations. Configure only the storage service you intend to use and verify one controlled upload before a batch.

Before you begin

• Choose Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, Dropbox, or Google Drive and have the credentials for the intended account ready.
• Use a small, recognizable artwork file for the first test and keep access to the storage account.

Steps

1. 01

   Choose one intended service

   Open Storage during setup and enter the account values requested for Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, Dropbox, or Google Drive.

2. 02

   Save and verify one artwork

   Save the connection and submit one controlled artwork. Confirm the file in the named storage service and confirm that the selected provider can retrieve it.

3. 03

   Inspect the full result

   Open the named provider and storefront. A stored file is only one part of the selected product route.

Expected result

The controlled artwork appears in the intended storage account and the selected provider can retrieve it.

Good to know

• Shopify Files is used only with a connected Shopify store and a compatible file strictly below 20 MiB.
• Direct Etsy digital publishing requires B2, R2, Dropbox, or Google Drive. Shopify Files does not satisfy the Etsy storage requirement.
• Your storage service, provider, network, and deployment can impose their own file limits.

Troubleshooting

• Upload failed? Inspect the named storage service before retrying. Check its account, credentials, permissions, and destination.
• The provider cannot retrieve the file? Confirm that the stored object is available to that provider and use the original master for a new test.

How to undo or clean up

Remove the saved connection in ArtDrop, revoke it at the storage service, and delete stored objects separately when appropriate.