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# ArDrive Account

ArDrive is a file system built on Arweave that makes storage simple and easy. ArDrive provides a fantastic user experience for managing uploaded files. We recommend ArDrive for easy management of your Meta Asset's data.

**Assumptions:**

* We assume you've created an Arweave Wallet and installed ArConnect. Please refer to the [Arweave Wallet tutorial](/tutorials/developer/setup/arweave-wallet.md) if not.

#### 1. Load Arweave Wallet on ArDrive

Go to: [app.ardrive.io](https://app.ardrive.io/#/sign-in)

In this tutorial, we'll be using the ArConnect to create an account.

![Select "Use ArConnect"](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2FL9tfRSWsWKAXRmj03bzm%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a8be53cf-8fe4-44c0-8739-ba4be4d10314)

![Log in using ArConnect](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2FLNTBlvladWJYIAKRQHhn%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=1f918e47-fbf5-4fa4-8eaa-665586ebd551)

![Accept the permissions](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2Fzy24BcSCMKkg7PLMHEDJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=91b9fff1-53a4-4957-a97b-58cae993b681)

#### 2. Create an ArDrive account

![Create a new ArDrive account](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2F3NqFpYBptqZKpEfhNJRS%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=85aed052-8d4f-4fa0-8645-5d27fb383e48)

#### 3. Verify ArDrive account was connected

![Confirm your wallet is logged in with the account](https://3589313620-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FW434aEw5RavAs7ROSj7s%2Fuploads%2FAe9G0yespEdNQixL2l8Z%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e9e0c53c-fa0f-4c3a-9d4d-286ca471ca19)

{% hint style="info" %}
Load the Arweave wallet with AR tokens in order to upload and store data.
{% endhint %}