# Google Drive ExpanDrive is a powerful Google Drive client that connects to Google’s API transforming Drive into a fast network drive. It makes your entire account available from any app on your desktop. ExpanDrive uses a standard [OAuth flow](https://docs.expandrive.com/security#understanding-oauth-2) to authenticate, so ExpanDrive has no access to your account credentials, only the authentication token returned by Google. ## Connection Parameters ### Nickname The nickname identifies this connection on your machine. This name is used as the volume label on the mounted drive. ### Account The account you used for authenticating is displayed. You cannot change this value.