You can link Box, Dropbox and Google Drive with Hive. See and share your files without any disruption to your workflow!
And it only takes a few steps.
Click on the "Apps" icon left of the navigation panel
Toggle on the cloud drive that your company is using
It will open a new window that will require you to enter your username and password
Sign in and you will instantly have access to all your files (Google Drive, Dropbox, Box) or you will have the option to connect out to OneDrive (files are not listed in Hive for OneDrive).
Attaching files within Hive:
You can attach files:
On an action card
In a comment on an action card
As a proof in the action card
On the Project Overview page
In a chat message
In order to attach a file in an action card, click on the paperclip icon either on the action or in a comment.
Watch a video attached to a card
Click a video in the card's attachments to watch it in Hive. To comment on it or collect approvals, click Start proof review. This makes the video the card's proof, or a new proof version if the card already has one.
This works only for videos uploaded to Hive, not for videos linked from Google Drive, Dropbox or Box. The button is hidden if the card has a proof folder, or if Approvals or Proofing is hidden for that card or project.
To upload a file as proof to the action card, hit the arrow icon next to the 'Add proof' button.
To attach a file in the Project Overview page, navigate to the 'Attachments' section and click '+ Add Attachment'.
Finally, to upload a file to a chat message, click the + symbol on the left-hand side of the chat bar when typing a message.
Attaching Google Drive files in the Hive Desktop app
In the Hive Desktop app, choosing files from Google Drive now happens in your default web browser instead of inside Hive. Google no longer allows its file picker inside desktop apps.
In Hive Desktop, attach a file from Google Drive as usual (for example, from the paperclip on an action card or from Add proof).
Your web browser opens Google. Sign in if asked, choose your file, and confirm.
When the browser shows You can close this tab and return to Hive., go back to Hive Desktop. Your file is attached.
Good to know:
Choose files from the same Google account that is connected to Hive. If you use a different account, Hive shows Pick a file from the Google account connected to Hive.
Finish choosing within 5 minutes. If you take longer, Hive shows Google Drive did not respond. Try attaching again.
Hive in a web browser is unchanged: the Google Drive picker still opens inside Hive.
Older Hive Desktop versions (before 3.2.29) keep the old in-app picker until November 15, 2026. After that date they show Update Hive Desktop to attach Google Drive files, or open Hive in your browser. Update Hive Desktop to keep attaching Google Drive files.