Choose Selected Folders Vs Full Drive
Folders only gives you tight control over what dreamif.ai can search. Entire Drive lets it search everything. Here is how to choose and switch between them.
Folders only (recommended)#
Choose Folders only if you keep your important files in a few known folders, like listing documents, contracts, and market reports. You pick exactly which folders dreamif.ai can see by clicking Select Drive Folders (Add folders on mobile).
This is the default and the right choice for most agents. You know exactly what dreamif.ai has access to.
Entire Drive (power users)#
Choose Entire Drive if your files are scattered across dozens of folders or shared drives and you don't want to curate a list. dreamif.ai searches everything.
The trade-off: broader coverage, but dreamif.ai sees all your Drive files, including personal ones.
How to switch#
- Go to Settings > Integrations, then open the Drive tab.
- Under Search scope, select Folders only or Entire Drive.
- If using Folders only, click Select Drive Folders and add the folders you want.
- Click Save Settings.
Switching to Entire Drive shows a confirmation dialog, "Search entire Drive?" Confirm by clicking Yes, enable entire Drive.
When you save, dreamif.ai checks each folder against Google Drive. Folders it can't confirm are left out, and the rest are saved. A warning then appears, "Some folders were skipped", naming the folders that were left out and why. If every folder fails the check, nothing is saved and the error reads "Failed to save Drive settings" with the same list. A skipped folder was usually deleted, moved, or unshared. Restore your access in Google Drive, then add the folder again.
Drive indexing may take time. Large Drives can be indexed in stages.
Include My Drive root (Folders only mode)#
If you use Folders only but also have important files sitting in the top level of My Drive (not inside any folder), turn on Include top-level Drive files. This adds those loose files to dreamif.ai's search without switching to full Drive. See Include My Drive root in search.
Drive setup isn't complete until you choose#
Drive shows as "Not configured" on the Google access tile until Drive automation is on and you've either switched to Entire Drive or saved at least one folder in Folders only mode.