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Does google drive work the same way as Dropbox? Cross platform, acts as a folder in your home dir, selective sync, etc? Seriously ready to move on from Dropbox
by elliotec 10y ago
Does google drive work the same way as Dropbox? Cross platform, acts as a folder in your home dir, selective sync, etc? Seriously ready to move on from Dropbox and my google fiber account comes with a free terabyte of google drive.
- uiri 10y agoI've never set it up but I believe that you can get it to work the same way. Install the desktop application: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2374987 https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2374987 Change sync settings: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375083 https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375083
- tracker1 10y agoIIRC it has limited linux support, but works that way in windows/macOS. Another article today mentioned rclone, if you need linux support.
- jschepmans 10y agoThere's no Drive for Linux, alas.
- Rumudiez 10y agoThe Windows and Mac clients create a folder in your home directory. There are ways to rename it, but essentially anything you put in the ~/Google Drive/ folder is synced just like Dropbox. No native linux support is a bummer, but if you only need to use it there infrequently, the web client is quite capable for manual uploads and downloads.