# Using Google Cloud Storage as a target

This chapter describes how to set up and use Google Cloud Storage as a target in a replication task.

In this section:

* [Prerequisites](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Google%20Cloud%20Storage/googlecloud_s3_prerequisitess3.htm)
* [Google Cloud storage target overview](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Google%20Cloud%20Storage/googlecloud_file_as_target_overviews3.htm)
* [Limitations and considerations](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Google%20Cloud%20Storage/googlecloud_limitations_file_targets3.htm#ar_files_source_877478117_1474381)
* [Change data partitioning](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Google%20Cloud%20Storage/googlecloud_cdp.htm)
* [Data types](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Google%20Cloud%20Storage/googlecloud_ar_mapping_to_dfm_s3.htm)
* [Setting general connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Google%20Cloud%20Storage/googlecloud_set_up_file_as_target_in_tasks3.htm#ar_files_source_877478117_1471821)
* [Setting advanced connection properties](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Google%20Cloud%20Storage/googlecloud_advanced_options_files3.htm#ar_files_source_877478117_1489352)
* [Generating reference files](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Google%20Cloud%20Storage/googlecloud_reference_targets3.htm)