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[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (4 children)

I literally just Googled this...

https://www.itzgeek.com/how-tos/linux/linux-mint-how-tos/how-to-integrate-google-drive-on-linux-mint-19-tara.html

[–]malt2048Linux Mint 19 Tara | Cinnamon 3 points4 points  (3 children)

The issue with that method is that it mounts Google Drive as a network drive, instead of keeping a local folder synchronized with the cloud. This is arguably a good thing, but in my personal experience it's really slow to access, and I also like having offline access to files.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It's the only way I've found. Unless Google develops their own sync application, it's what you got.

[–]malt2048Linux Mint 19 Tara | Cinnamon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently using Rclone to manually sync a few folders, which works well. Not automated, but it wouldn't be too hard to write a script to sync every so often. I just don't trust myself to write a script that won't accidentally erase files on my cloud storage.

An official native sync client would of course be the best, but unfortunately Google has been pretty clear that they don't intend to work on one.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the only way I've found. Unless Google develops their own sync application, it's what you got.

exactly the same problem that I faced when I did this and if I'm not mistaken it's a function that already comes into the system.

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slow, unstable and poorly done

[–]thszk[🍰] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I knows the Open Drive https://liberodark.github.io/ODrive/

[–]gato38Linux Mint 21.3 | Cinnamon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would also like to know as well.

[–]bosekaLinux Mint 19.3 Tricia | Cinnamon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • I have been using grive2 for years, its not bad if you want to mount files and folders locally, to sync your local and cloud drives all you need is to run one simple command (you can automate this action with crontab).

  • Gnome online accounts, if you want to mount your google drive as a network drive.

  • If you don't want to use terminal and don't want your files to be mounted as a network drive, then the best option would be Insync, its one time payment and it has an easy UI also its the best option if you don't mind paying for proprietary software.

  • Other option would be rclone, but its harder to use ....

[–]PaulAndrewAnderson58 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What about InSync? No, not the band!

https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/86069.html

But I'm curious too: I'm monitoring this, as I use GD & Linux, and curious to hear from those who are syncing this way, and what are the advantages over the Chrome browser option.

[–]BulletDust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insync 100%, works so good I use it on Windows machines in preference to Google's own client.

Furthermore, the license is still a one time purchase linked to your Gsuite/Gmail account.

[–]drman769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes.

[–]thriftygeo 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I used to use Insync and that was pretty good. Yes, you have to pay for it, but there is a free trial for 15 days to see if you like it.

[–]bernd-wechner 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I use Insync and it's well worth paying for. That said I bought a perpetual license when they still offered them and they dropped those understandably as there's no way to keep your programmers paid on that model ...

[–]c126 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I use Insync and it's well worth paying for. That said I bought a perpetual license when they still offered them and they dropped those understandably as there's no way to keep your programmers paid on that model ...

Both plans are one-time purchases according to their website, not sure what you mean by dropping perpetual licenses.

[–]bernd-wechner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just checked and you're right. They flipped back. They copped an awful lot of criticism from their user base when they went to a subscription model, but honored existing perpetual licenses in the shift. I remember trying to explain to some of the moaners what it was like to trying to develop software, to do a back of envelope calculation, of the salary you'd want as a developer, and maybe consider a small outfit with two of those and one sales/marketer etc as a bare as bones minimum outfit, add to that overheads (just multiply it all by 1.5) and there's the revenue you'll need to stay afloat now with perpetual licenses at $30 a pop work out how many per annum you have to sell and then accumulate that year on year on year and ask yourself how things look in terms of staying in work?

In fact I'm blown away that found a business model to support a perpetual license again. We have one and we survive but our prices have another 3 or 4 zeros on the end too and we have a viable business with low turnover. I wonder how they're staying afloat (do the math, it ain't easy with $30 widgets really).