This is where your band connects cloud storage — Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or a WebDAV server such as Nextcloud or OwnCloud — and browses it inside nGage. Files stay in your own account; the app is a window into those folders, not a copy on our servers.
When you need a shared band folder on Dropbox or your own cloud, open Linked Drives and click Manage Connections, then Add Connection. Pick a provider, give the connection a clear name (for example Band Dropbox), and complete the setup — OAuth providers send you through a login screen first; WebDAV asks for server URL, username, and password. For OAuth drives you can optionally set a base folder so the band only sees part of the account.
If your band has just one active connection, opening Linked Drives jumps straight into that drive. With several, you get a list — click a row to browse. Manage Connections also shows status, last sync, and shares per connection. If you do not see Add Connection or upload buttons, your band lead has not given you the matching rights.
Your band's plan may cap how many connections you can add; when the limit is reached, Add Connection is disabled.
Inside a connection you get a normal folder view: breadcrumbs at the top, folders you can open, and file sizes with dates. The .. row goes up one level. Click a file name to open or download it — images, PDFs, audio, video, and plain text often open in the browser.
With edit rights you also see Upload File, Create Folder, and Create File on the toolbar, plus a drop zone where you can drag files or whole folders onto the current directory. Folders marked System files - locked are managed by the app (for example song storage) — you can browse them but not upload, move, or delete inside them.
Right-click a row (or an empty area in a folder) to open a context menu: Copy, Move, Paste, Move here, Share, Edit share, and Delete when your rights allow. Select several rows first — the menu applies to the selection. You can also drag files onto a folder row to move them. Toolbar buttons offer the same upload and create actions if you prefer not to use the menu.
Text files with extensions such as .txt, .md, .html, and .rtf can be opened and edited in the browser from the file view.
When someone outside the band needs a file or drop folder, right-click the item and choose Share. Set an optional password and expiry, and for folders you can allow uploads so guests can add files. Copy the link and send it — recipients do not need an nGage account. Manage shares from Manage Connections → Shares on that connection.
Package limits apply to the number of drive connections per band. Hitting the cap disables Add Connection with a short message.
Connection errors — open Manage Connections, check that the connection is active, and use Test or Sync if available. For OAuth drives, edit the connection and reconnect if access expired. WebDAV failures usually mean a wrong URL or password.
Missing files — click Sync on the connection or refresh the folder; listings are cached briefly.
Upload failures — check free space on the remote drive, file size, and that you have edit rights and are not inside a locked system folder.
Deleted items — recovery depends on your cloud provider's trash; the app does not keep a separate recycle bin.
