--- title: How to Sell Google Drive Files with Easy Digital Downloads description: "Do you sell eBooks, course recordings or design packs with **Easy Digital Downloads**, and want the files to stay in your Google Drive? You can easily do this with **DriveHub**. Your files never get copied to your server, so big…" url: "https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-sell-google-drive-files-with-easy-digital-downloads/" updated: "2026-10-07" category: DriveHub / eCommerce Integration --- # How to Sell Google Drive Files with Easy Digital Downloads Do you sell eBooks, course recordings or design packs with **Easy Digital Downloads**, and want the files to stay in your Google Drive? You can easily do this with **DriveHub**. Your files never get copied to your server, so big downloads don't eat up your hosting space, and you keep one tidy copy of every product in Google Drive. Here is an easy, step-by-step guide to help you set it all up! **Note:** This needs DriveHub Pro. ## Step 1: Install Easy Digital Downloads DriveHub adds Google Drive files to your Easy Digital Downloads products, so Easy Digital Downloads needs to be there first: - From your WordPress admin, click on **Plugins** > **Add New Plugin**. - Search for **Easy Digital Downloads**. - Click **Install Now** and then **Activate**. [![Easy Digital Downloads in the Add Plugins search results](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-01-install-edd.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-01-install-edd.webp) If Easy Digital Downloads is already active, skip to the next step. ## Step 2: Install DriveHub and DriveHub Pro Next, install the free DriveHub plugin: - Go to **Plugins** > **Add New Plugin**. - Search for **DriveHub**. - Click **Install Now** and then **Activate**. [![Search for DriveHub in Add Plugins, then click Install Now and Activate](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-00-install-drivehub.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-00-install-drivehub.webp) Selling through Easy Digital Downloads is a Pro feature, so add **DriveHub Pro** on top. Read [How to Install and Activate DriveHub Pro](https://sovlix.com/docs/how-to-install-and-activate-drivehub-pro/) if you haven't done that yet. ## Step 3: Connect Your Google Drive Account DriveHub can only send files that live in a connected Google account: - Open **DriveHub** and click on **Start Setup**. - Click on **Add Account**. - Choose the Google account that holds your products and allow the permissions. Read our [step by step setup guide](https://sovlix.com/docs/drivehub-manual-google-drive-connection-setup-guide/) to avoid any confusion. ## Step 4: Turn On the Easy Digital Downloads Integration Now tell DriveHub to serve your Easy Digital Downloads files from Google Drive: - Go to **DriveHub** > **Integrations**. - Find the **Easy Digital Downloads** card under **Stores and courses**. - Click on **Set up** on the card. If the card already shows a switch, turn it on and click the small settings icon next to it instead. The **Easy Digital Downloads** settings window opens. [![The Easy Digital Downloads card under Stores and courses on the DriveHub Integrations page](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-02-open-edd-setup.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-02-open-edd-setup.webp) In the settings window: - Turn on **Serve downloads from Drive**. - If you want buyers to also get the file in their own Google Drive, turn on **Share with buyers' Google accounts** (more on this in Step 7). - Click on **Done**. - Click on **Save changes** in the bar at the bottom of the screen. [![Serve downloads from Drive turned on in the Easy Digital Downloads settings window](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-03-turn-on-edd-downloads.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-03-turn-on-edd-downloads.webp) Don't forget to click **Save changes**. **Done** only closes the window, and nothing is saved until you click the bar. ## Step 5: Add Google Drive Files to a Download Now open the product you want to sell: - Go to **Downloads** > **Add New**, or open an existing download. - Give it a title and price, for example **Brand Strategy Masterclass** at **$129.00**. - Scroll down to the **Download Details** box and open the **Files** tab. - Click on **Add Drive Files** (the button with the Google Drive icon, next to Easy Digital Downloads' own **Add File** button). [![The Add Drive Files button in the Files tab of the Download Details box](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-04-add-drive-files-edd.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-04-add-drive-files-edd.webp) The **Select files to attach as downloadable files** window opens: - Browse your Drive, or type in **Search files...** to find a file. - Tick the box next to each file you want to sell (for example **Studio Pitch Deck.pptx** and **Onboarding Pack.pdf**). - Click on **Confirm Selection**. [![Two Google Drive files ticked in the Select files to attach as downloadable files window](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-05-select-edd-files.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-05-select-edd-files.webp) **Tip:** You can tick a folder too. Buyers then get the whole folder as one ZIP file. ## Step 6: Check the File Rows and Publish DriveHub adds one file row to the **Files** tab for each file you picked: - The **File Name** is filled in for you. You can change it to anything you like. - The **File URL** starts with your site address and contains `drivehub-edd-download`. Leave it as it is. - Click on **Publish** (or **Update**). [![Two new Google Drive file rows with their File URL filled in](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-06-edd-file-rows.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-06-edd-file-rows.webp) **Tip:** If Easy Digital Downloads left an empty row above your Drive files, remove it before you publish. ## Step 7: Share Files with Buyers' Google Accounts (Optional) With **Share with buyers' Google accounts** turned on (Step 4), DriveHub also shares each file with the buyer's Google account once the purchase is complete: - The buyer gets **view** access to the file in their own Google Drive, under **Shared with me**. - This only works when the purchase email is a Google account (Gmail or Workspace). Other addresses still get the normal download. - Each file is shared with each buyer only once, even if they buy again. ## Step 8: See It on Your Site And that's it. When a customer buys the **Brand Strategy Masterclass**, the files show up under **Products** on their receipt page, in the receipt email and in their purchase history, just like any other Easy Digital Downloads file. [![The receipt page listing the Google Drive files as download links](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-07-edd-purchase-downloads.webp)](https://sovlix.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/drivehub-easy-digital-downloads-07-edd-purchase-downloads.webp) When the customer clicks a link, Easy Digital Downloads checks the purchase as usual, then DriveHub streams the file straight from Google Drive. Your buyers never see your Drive. ## Benefits of Using DriveHub with Easy Digital Downloads - **Save hosting space:** Big files stay in Google Drive, not on your server. - **One copy of every product:** Update a file in Drive and every new buyer gets the new version. - **Sell whole folders:** Attach a folder and buyers get it as a single ZIP. - **Private by default:** Files are served through your site, so your Drive stays hidden. - **A bonus for Google account buyers:** Share the file straight into their Google Drive if you want. With **DriveHub** and **Easy Digital Downloads**, selling Google Drive files takes just a few clicks. ## Troubleshooting - **The Add Drive Files button is missing:** Check that **Serve downloads from Drive** is on and that you clicked **Save changes** in Step 4. - **The download shows "Google Drive connection unavailable.":** Your Google account is no longer connected. Reconnect it in **DriveHub**, then try again. - **The download fails:** Make sure the file still exists in Google Drive and was not moved to the trash.