---
title: "What PDFBetter can access in Google Drive, and how to disconnect"
description: "PDFBetter only sees the Drive files you open with it, pick or save, never the rest. How to disconnect it, and how to remove it on Google's side."
url: https://help.pdfbetter.com/automation/google-drive-access-disconnect/
collection: "Workflows & integrations"
section: "Google Drive"
updated: 2026-10-28
publisher: "PDFBetter (AI Generated Inc.)"
---

# What PDFBetter can access in Google Drive, and how to disconnect

> PDFBetter sees only the Drive files you open with it, pick in Google's file picker, or save from PDFBetter, and nothing else in your Drive. To stop its access, click **Disconnect** under Google Drive in **Settings** → **Integrations**.

Do it in PDFBetter: https://pdfbetter.com/app/settings/integrations/

## What PDFBetter asks Google for

| On Google's screen | What PDFBetter does with it |
| --- | --- |
| Your email address and Google account ID | Links your Google account to your PDFBetter account. |
| See, edit, create and delete only the specific Google Drive files you use with this app (`drive.file`) | Reads the files you open with PDFBetter or pick, and saves the PDFs you send to Drive. It can't list or open anything else. |
| Connect itself to your Google Drive (`drive.install`) | Adds PDFBetter to Drive's **Open with** menu. Nothing else. |

PDFBetter never changes or deletes the files you open. Each one is copied into your account as a document and kept like any other ([how long files are kept](https://help.pdfbetter.com/privacy-security/how-long-files-are-kept/)). In Drive, it only creates the PDFs you save, their certificates if you turned on automatic saving of signed documents, and a **PDFBetter** folder when you haven't chosen one.

Google user data isn't used for advertising, isn't sold and isn't used to train AI models. When you use an AI feature on a document, its text is processed as described in [AI and your data](https://help.pdfbetter.com/privacy-security/ai-and-your-data/). The full statement is in the [privacy policy](https://pdfbetter.com/privacy/#google-user-data).

## Disconnect Google Drive

1. **Open the Integrations settings**: Click **Settings** at the bottom of the sidebar, then **Integrations**.
2. **Click Disconnect**: Under **Google Drive**, click **Disconnect** and confirm. PDFBetter revokes its access at Google, deletes the stored sign-in tokens and stops saving to Drive.
3. **Decide about your files**: Files already in Drive and documents already in PDFBetter stay where they are. Delete them separately if you want them gone.

## Remove it on Google's side

- **Google Account:** go to [myaccount.google.com/permissions](https://myaccount.google.com/permissions), choose PDFBetter and remove its access.
- **Google Drive:** click **Settings** (the gear) → **Settings** → **Manage apps**, then next to PDFBetter choose **Options** → **Disconnect from Drive**. This takes it out of the **Open with** menu.
- **Google Workspace Marketplace:** if you installed it there, uninstall it under **Manage apps** ([how](https://help.pdfbetter.com/automation/install-from-google-workspace-marketplace/)).

### Can PDFBetter see the files in my shared drives?

Only the ones you open with it, pick or save into, the same as in My Drive.

### Does disconnecting delete my PDFBetter account?

No. Only the Drive connection ends. To delete your account, see [export your data and delete your account](https://help.pdfbetter.com/privacy-security/export-data-and-delete-account/).

### How do I use Drive again later?

Click **Connect Google Drive** in **Settings** → **Integrations**. Your folder choice starts fresh.

## Related articles

- [Open Google Drive files with PDFBetter](https://help.pdfbetter.com/automation/open-from-google-drive.md): Install PDFBetter from the Google Workspace Marketplace, or connect Google Drive in Settings → Integrations. Then right-click a file in Drive and choose Open with → PDFBetter. Your original file in Drive isn't changed.
- [Import from and save to Google Drive](https://help.pdfbetter.com/automation/google-drive-import-save.md): Click Connect Google Drive in Settings → Integrations. Then use New → Import from Google Drive to bring files in, and Save to Google Drive (editor Done menu or a document's menu) to send PDFs back.
- [What happens to your documents when you use AI](https://help.pdfbetter.com/privacy-security/ai-and-your-data.md): AI features send your document's text to OpenAI's API with storage turned off; scan restoration sends page images to fal.ai. Your documents aren't used to train models. In Settings → Data & privacy you can choose Private AI or delete stored AI data.
- [Where your files are stored and who can open them](https://help.pdfbetter.com/privacy-security/where-your-files-are-stored.md): Browser tools such as merge, split and rotate never upload your file. Documents you edit, fill or sign are stored in Cloudflare R2, encrypted at rest, and only you, people you share with and your team (for team documents) can open them.
- [Install PDFBetter from the Google Workspace Marketplace](https://help.pdfbetter.com/automation/install-from-google-workspace-marketplace.md): Open PDFBetter on the Google Workspace Marketplace, click Install and allow access. Admins can click Admin install to add it for everyone or for chosen groups. Then right-click a file in Drive → Open with → PDFBetter.

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Source: https://help.pdfbetter.com/automation/google-drive-access-disconnect/ · PDFBetter Help Center · Last checked against the product 2026-10-28. Questions: support@pdfbetter.com