# 🪄 Turn Telegram Into Google Drive (Free, Open-Source) **URL:** \ **Category:** Tools & Scripts\ **Tags:** tips-tricks, file-management\ **Created:** [May 4, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743 "2026-05-04T19:53:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SRZ](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/srz/32/146132_2.png) [@SRZ](https://onehack.st/u/SRZ)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/1 "2026-05-04T19:53:50Z")
# 🗃 Your Telegram Has Free Unlimited Storage — This Lets You Use It Like Google Drive _Same files-and-folders look you already know. Just sitting on top of the messaging app you already have._ ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/f/3/f3c7f8d36b046735f13a2ae31c4c55049f3f25c2.jpeg) ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/f/8/f83f1b145fc85355feedbaaa8240e2e25a617177.jpeg) Google Drive gives you **15 GB free** then asks for $10 a month. Your Telegram account stores **as much as you want, forever, free** — and you’re probably already logged in. _An open-source desktop app called Telegram Drive (open-source = the recipe is public, anyone can read every line) just turned that into a real cloud drive — drag files in, scroll your old photos, stream a movie without downloading the whole thing first. No subscription. No extra server. Just you and the storage you already own._ * * * > **🧭 What's actually happening here (the 30-second version)** > > Telegram has always let you send yourself files — that “Saved Messages” chat is basically your own private cloud. People have been hoarding terabytes in there for years. > > The problem: it doesn’t _look_ like cloud storage. It looks like a chat. Hunting for that PDF from 2022 means scrolling through messages like you’re rewinding a tape. > > Telegram Drive sits on top of that storage and gives it the **folders-and-files view** you use on every other device. Your “folders” become private Telegram channels — same kind you’d make to share with a friend group, except only you have the key. The app reads them back as a drive. > > > 💡 The bridge: think of a kitchen with a giant pantry nobody bothered labeling. The pantry was always there. This app just hangs labels and shelves on it so you can finally find the soy sauce. > > Your stuff stays on Telegram’s servers (massive, free, running since 2013). The app is just a viewer — like Spotify is a viewer for music files Spotify hosts. > **🚀 How to set it up — 4 steps, no terminal, no code** > > You don’t need to be a developer. **Skip the “build from source” stuff** in the GitHub readme — that’s only for people forking the project. There are ready-made installers right there. > > **Step 1 — Grab the right download for your computer** > > Go to the [releases page](https://github.com/caamer20/Telegram-Drive/releases/latest) and pick the file matching you: > > | Your OS | Pick this file | > | --- | --- | > | **Windows** | `Telegram.Drive_1.1.10_x64-setup.exe` (or the `.msi` if your work IT person told you to) | > | **Mac (M1 / M2 / M3 chip)** | `Telegram.Drive_1.1.10_aarch64.dmg` | > | **Mac (older Intel)** | `Telegram.Drive_1.1.10_x64.dmg` | > | **Linux (Ubuntu / Debian / Mint)** | `Telegram.Drive_1.1.10_amd64.deb` | > | **Linux (Fedora / RHEL)** | `Telegram.Drive-1.1.10-1.x86_64.rpm` | > | **Linux (anything else)** | the `.AppImage` — runs without installing, like a portable app | > > > 💡 **Not sure which Mac you have?** Click the Apple logo top-left → “About This Mac.” If it says M1/M2/M3 → aarch64. If it says Intel → x64. > > **Step 2 — Get your own Telegram “name tag + secret handshake”** > > This is the only mildly nerdy bit, but it’s a 2-minute click-fest, not coding. Telegram needs to know it’s really YOU asking, so they hand out two strings — an **API ID** (like a name tag) and an **API Hash** (like a secret handshake). The two together let an outside app talk to Telegram on your behalf, the way a waiter relays your order from your table to the kitchen. > > Go to **[my.telegram.org](https://my.telegram.org)** → log in with your phone number → click “API development tools” → fill the form (write anything for the app name, “myDrive” is fine) → copy the two values it gives you. > > > 💡 Telegram never publishes these. They sit only in your account. If anyone ever DMs asking for them, that person is up to no good — same energy as someone asking for your house key “just to check.” > > **Step 3 — Open the app, paste both values, log into Telegram** > > The app shows a login screen. Paste your API ID and API Hash, then it texts you a code on Telegram (same way it logs you in on a new phone). Type the code. Done. > > **Step 4 — Drag files in. That’s it.** > > The first thing you see is your Saved Messages already loaded as files. Make a new folder (it’ll quietly create a private Telegram channel under the hood — only you can see it), drag a movie into it, double-click, watch it stream without copying the whole file to your laptop. > > > 💡 If the first launch hangs for a few seconds, that’s normal — it’s pulling your file list from Telegram’s servers. Bigger account = longer first load. The next time you open it, it’ll be instant. > **🪞 The honest catches — read this before trusting it with everything** > > Free doesn’t mean perfect. Two-line audit so nothing surprises you later: > > | Catch | What it actually means for you | > | --- | --- | > | **2 GB max per single file** (free Telegram) | A 4K movie usually fits. A full Blu-ray rip might not. Telegram Premium ($5/mo) bumps it to 4 GB. | > | **No end-to-end encryption** | Telegram _can_ read your files in theory (they encrypt the trip from their server to you, but they hold the storage key themselves). For random photos = fine. For tax returns = throw them in a password-protected zip first. | > | **Account inactive → files vanish** | If you don’t open Telegram for 6 months, the account self-deletes. There’s a setting to bump it to 1 year. Set it once, forget it. | > | **You manage the keys** | Lose the API ID/Hash → just regenerate them. Lose your Telegram account → the storage goes with it. So don’t make this your _only_ backup of irreplaceable stuff. | > > > 💡 **The honest comparison:** treat it like a free external hard drive that lives in the sky. Great for game backups, photo archives, movie libraries, school PDFs. Not the place for the only copy of your wedding photos. > **🔧 If you want to go further (links + the dev path)** > > | Link | What’s there | > | --- | --- | > | 📦 **[Main project + downloads](https://github.com/caamer20/Telegram-Drive)** | The repo, 2.2k GitHub stars (= 2,200 people thought it was worth bookmarking), MIT license — anyone can read every line of code | > | 🌐 **[VPN-friendly fork](https://github.com/caamer20/Telegram-Drive-ForVPNS)** | Same app, tuned for people on networks that block Telegram (some countries, some workplaces) | > | 🛠 **Build from source** | Want to compile it yourself? Clone the repo, install Node.js + Rust, run `npm install` then `npm run tauri dev`. First build takes 5–15 min. Only useful if you want to modify the code — otherwise just download the release. | > | 🧪 **PayPal / LTC / BTC tip jar** | One developer behind this. No company. If the app saves you a Drive subscription, throwing $5 back is karma well spent. | * * * **⚡ Quick Hits** | Want | Do | | --- | --- | | 🎯 Free unlimited cloud | → Download v1.1.10 from the releases page | | 🔑 The two magic strings | → [my.telegram.org](http://my.telegram.org) → API development tools | | 🎬 Stream a 1.5 GB movie without filling your SSD | → Drag it in, double-click, hit play | | 📁 Organize like Drive | → Right-click → New Folder (it’s a private channel under the hood) | | 🔒 Sensitive files | → Zip with a password before uploading | | 🪫 Don’t lose access | → Open Telegram at least once a year | * * * _You already have unlimited cloud storage. You just didn’t know it had a “view as drive” mode. Now you do — what are you backing up first?_ ---
**Author:** ![lapprenti500](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/lapprenti500/32/162167_2.png) [@lapprenti500](https://onehack.st/u/lapprenti500)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/2 "2026-05-04T20:07:58Z")
what i was looking for ---
**Author:** ![Jadiz](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/jadiz/32/165825_2.png) [@Jadiz](https://onehack.st/u/Jadiz)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/3 "2026-05-04T22:44:10Z")
So finally my 128 ssd will take a nap for good ---
**Author:** ![Worthybank\_Inc](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/worthybank_inc/32/174442_2.png) [@Worthybank\_Inc](https://onehack.st/u/Worthybank_Inc)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/4 "2026-05-04T23:33:57Z")
issue. not uploading. it stays in queue, and the queue never gets launched ---
**Author:** ![Wantok](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/wantok/32/24960_2.png) [@Wantok](https://onehack.st/u/Wantok)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/5 "2026-05-05T03:06:45Z")
Yes, experienced the same issue of not uploading… ---
**Author:** ![Fake\_email1](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/fake_email1/32/150922_2.png) [@Fake\_email1](https://onehack.st/u/Fake_email1)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/6 "2026-05-05T13:33:09Z")
![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/a/9/a902079dde7c48b9b2aa021b58f337332b9e97f6.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jin0314](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/jin0314/32/67831_2.png) [@Jin0314](https://onehack.st/u/Jin0314)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/7 "2026-05-05T20:26:06Z")
i manage to connect my tg account however, its only showing 250gb of space? am i missing something? ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/d/d/ddfdbb109e325232e204755376a5207acd35060c.png) ---
**Author:** ![itsmemudsy](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/itsmemudsy/32/164201_2.png) [@itsmemudsy](https://onehack.st/u/itsmemudsy)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/8 "2026-05-07T08:24:57Z")
how are you guys able to create API ID and API hash from [my.telegram.org](http://my.telegram.org) after filling form and hit create application it continuously throws ERROR, tried different accounts, different VPN but still same issue. @SRZ any fix? ---
**Author:** ![Muay\_Thai](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/muay_thai/32/76053_2.png) [@Muay\_Thai](https://onehack.st/u/Muay_Thai)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/9 "2026-05-07T09:46:01Z")
I had the same issue, you need to disable your vpn during creation 😅 ---
**Author:** ![itsmemudsy](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/itsmemudsy/32/164201_2.png) [@itsmemudsy](https://onehack.st/u/itsmemudsy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/11 "2026-05-08T14:36:35Z")
yeah its showing same for me aswell ---
**Author:** ![Jeka](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/jeka/32/152173_2.png) [@Jeka](https://onehack.st/u/Jeka)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/12 "2026-05-09T17:20:12Z")
Heheh! Seems like TG team got sick of everyone’s junk and space abusement, so they (finally?) set volume restrictions. At least for free users, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Abd\_Shk](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/abd_shk/32/25814_2.png) [@Abd\_Shk](https://onehack.st/u/Abd_Shk)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/13 "2026-05-11T20:58:29Z")
add country code before number ---
**Author:** ![Fake\_email1](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/fake_email1/32/150922_2.png) [@Fake\_email1](https://onehack.st/u/Fake_email1)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/turn-telegram-into-google-drive-free-open-source/321743/14 "2026-05-12T12:02:01Z")
still getting same error