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What about Google Drive File Stream? https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7329379?hl=en https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7329379?hl=en
by c1yd3i 8y ago
What about Google Drive File Stream?
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7329379?hl=en https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7329379?hl=en
- scarface74 8y agoWell one limitation of Google File Stream is you can only use it with a work or school account not a personal account.
- Improvotter 8y agoIt also does not support Linux afaik!
- dawnerd 8y agoIt also tends to crash a lot with large directories.
- darkr 8y agoNo support for Linux.
- qrbLPHiKpiux 8y agoI use this at work and it’s very good.
- discreditable 8y agoSame here. I wish they offered it for personal accounts. I would happily start paying for Drive to use it.
- applecrazy 8y agoI’m not sure if it’s what you’re looking for, but Backup and Sync is a similar Drive sync utility made by google for personal accounts. The only feature that it doesn’t have is file-level sync settings (afaik B&S only has folder level sync options)
- discreditable 8y agoBackup and Sync lacks the coolest feature of File Stream. File Stream allows you to download files when you access them instead of keeping them all on your PC. For someone like me with lots of photos, a smallish SSD, and a fast internet connection it's very convenient.
- qrbLPHiKpiux 8y agoSaves a huge amount of machine resources, too. Some folders are GB’s big we have to share.
- ricktdotorg 8y agonot sure what you mean here because i pay for Drive (via Business G Suite, single user, unlimited storage) and use Filestream just fine.
- discreditable 8y agoYes, you can get it with a G Suite account, but regular @gmail.com users cannot.
- conception 8y agoInteresting, I use it at work and have nothing but problems with it. What sort of file count do you have on Drive? I suspect ours is beyond the testing scope of DriveFS and as such perfo nance is hideous and often freezes up computers for minutes at a time.