🛑 If Drive I/O is blocked...-Try these options to access or unblock it:

Option 1: For Google Workspace admins — whitelist & grant API access

Part 1: Whitelist the Extension for Installation

This removes the "Blocked by Admin" error in the Chrome Web Store.

  1. Navigate to your Google Admin console: https://admin.google.com
  2. Navigate to Devices → Chrome → Apps & extensions.
  3. Google Admin: Devices → Chrome → Apps & extensions → Users & browsers
  4. Select Users & browsers.
  5. Onboarding - Click on the user & browser option
  6. Select the Organizational Unit on the left that contains your users.
  7. Onboarding - Organizational units
  8. Click the Yellow Plus (+) icon and select Add from Chrome Web Store.
  9. Search for Drive I/O, click Select, and change the "Installation policy" to Allow install.
  10. Click Save.

Part 2: Grant API Data Access

This ensures that once they download it, the extension has permission to access their Workspace data (like Gmail or Drive) without a "Policy Enforced" error.

  1. Navigate to your Google Admin console: https://admin.google.com
  2. Go to Security → Access and data control → API controls.
  3. Google Admin: Security → Access and data control → API controls
  4. Click Manage Third-Party App Access (or 'MANAGE APP ACCESS').
  5. Click on 'Manage App Access' button
  6. Click Configure new app (or 'Add app').
  7. Click on 'Configure new app' button
  8. Enter Drive I/O into the 'Search for app' input field.
  9. Enter 'Drive I/O' into the input field
  10. On the Scope screen, select your organizational unit and click Continue.
  11. On the Access to Google Data screen, select Trusted and click Continue.
  12. Review your selections and click Finish.

Option 2: For non-admin users, but they can contact their admins:

Copy this link and send it to your admin about how to unblock Drive I/O for your workspace: https://driveio.io/tutorials-and-guides/unblock-driveio

If you have any questions, please contact support at technerd@driveio.io.

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