Sync Google DRIVE in Linux Using Rclone

[@shaunfedrick4602]

Wow this was awesome I was bit intimidated by the long length of the video but every minute was so worth it. Thank you so much.

[@StaempunkTV]

@Shaun Fedrick You are so welcome!

[@Mobiledotwww]

I discovered this channel a few days before, and I find the way information is present here very helpful but most importantly, well documented. It's great how complicated tasks are done easily and seemingly effortless. Thak you!

[@kristoftabori5471]

Thank you, it is a great resource. I wanted to sync a local folder to a shared folder on Google Drive and use the local fodler as a vault in Obisidian. This is exactly what I needed: it's free, you can pull the remote vault and you can push your updates, then everything is visible on other devices synced to the GD as well. A note: it might go without saying, but I was rather puzzled for the first time. If you want to use this to have a local, persisted copy of your GD folder, you only want to create the download and upload tasks. You definitely don't want to mount the remote folder to your local one. Otherwise, your "local files" are going to be gone upon restart.

[@StaempunkTV]

@kristoftabori5471 Thank you kind sir, your comment is most helpful!

[@maekloev]

Very solid introduction, considering all typical use cases and everyday tasks. I like the hands-on approach, makes me want to jump right into the action. Thanks for sharing!

[@StaempunkTV]

@maekloev Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pixelate9980]

Thanks for the video. Rclone browser really helped a lot more than the termial experience of rclone. It was easier to navigate and explained in a crystal clear way which made quite a difference.

[@StaempunkTV]

@pixelate9980 Glad it helped and thanks for your comment!

[@MariaLuiza-re4wr]

Thank you very much. This was the one thing I missed in Linux and now not anymore. You are very clear as a teacher!

[@StaempunkTV]

@user-wd9ii5em3f Thanks for your comment! I'm glad to have helped.

[@Crroow]

Never bothered working with rsync/rclone that much, but lately it's become more relevant when years of configuration and tinkering dispears due to computer failure, whish force me starting over from scratch. I'll shall consider setting this up.

[@StaempunkTV]

@1blalalalala Ouch, computer failure sux for sure! Thanks for commenting.

[@eavssheets7511]

This is exactly what I needed. Awesome as usual. Thanks!

[@StaempunkTV]

Happy to help!

[@estevegraells]

Excellent content and awesome demo, thanks!

[@JimmySolution]

I like your videos. I also use MX Linux KDE. Recently I have unsubscribed from DistroTube and Chris Titus Tech because they are gibberish talk. But you have useful and in-depth tutorials and videos. Good job sir 👍

[@StaempunkTV]

Cool, thanks

[@rdb1]

Love the video. A simple and straightforward introduction to Rclone for new users. Also, it might be interesting to look at in a future video but there's a community spin of MX Linux called AVL-MXE geared towards video and audio recording.

[@StaempunkTV]

Thanks! Yes I love AVL-MXE. I'm currently using it on a Surface Pro 3 to record the audio for this channel. I've also been using Ubuntu Studio and that's a great OS too.

[@gnuPirate]

@@StaempunkTV My first GNU/linux OS coming from the Mac world was Ubuntu Studio. Doesn't it come packed with amazing stuff!!! And better overall interface than stock ubuntu, and at about the same install size too, somehow magically. Mind boggling. I've since downsized and am always looking to start small and add what I need as I go.

[@aarndelwynn3763]

Excellent stuff, thanks for the walkthrough!

[@pratyushkaran]

Thanks a lot bro. Really needed that Video to sync my Obsidian notes stored on my google cloud. Really Appreciated

[@tedlasso2887]

Thank You for making this Awesome Tutorial....Really Helped ME as Lot

[@StaempunkTV]

@tedlasso2887 You are most welcome!

[@iPowerFound]

Thanks for all the helpful videos, great quality, easy to follow and helping me out with all my IT hurdles!!!

[@StaempunkTV]

You are so welcome!

[@Aleksandr-The-Bright-Guy]

thank you, did not know there a was a straightforward GUI to rlcone

[@nb3140]

Thank you so much for this video. Very precise and to the point. Like your way of demonstrating things. Quality content.

[@StaempunkTV]

You're very welcome!

[@Jack-ze9qp]

Excelent tutorial. I wish every linux tutorial was like this, the adoption rate would be much higher.

[@ohmedarick1]

Excellent video Thank you for sharing your knowledge easy ...

[@pedrofernandes3203]

You're a absolut god, thanks for that. My obsidian is now usable across plataforms

[@SmartProducts2379]

Brilliant! Excellent explaining video..

[@comosaycomosah]

has anyone used the gui that is built in or whatnot the browser hasn't been updated in ages

[@alopradocai]

Awesome tutorial dude thanks! Only thin I would like to add is that when you remove the gnome-control-center it uninstalls the ubuntu-settings, but that is for ubuntu users of course.

[@StaempunkTV]

@alopradocai Thanks. I'll add this info to the video description. Cheers!

[@AndreKochDre]

Hmm.. Nice! Actually best video iv seen on rclone thus far. I think your next video should be on how the sync can be automated with crontab?

[@StaempunkTV]

Thanks for saying! I'll definitely look into your video idea and might create a video on it. I have a few more that I'm working on first but it's on the list of potential vids. Cheers!

[@arnoldwolfstein]

Never heard of this repo. Thaks a lot for the video.

[@ttby]

Excellent walkthrough!

[@StaempunkTV]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@paulcorps]

Fantastic video. Thankyou for sharing, was so easy to follow.

[@Karla_Finch-Cluff]

I appreciate the effort of each step! I've used Linux for years but I'm not a power-user [yet!] and I wouldn't have considered checking for forks for newer versions, thank you! Also when your Key-bind combos come up, is that edited in post or is there a program that will announce when you use keyboard shortcuts?

[@StaempunkTV]

Thanks for the kind words. The key-bind combos were added in post for the times I didn't say what the combos were.

[@Karla_Finch-Cluff]

@@StaempunkTV sorry that I'm replying so late. The posted key-binds are a big help since lots of us starting out into Linux are using the default key-binds. Thank you for the reply, I enjoy your teaching style, also I like your hair!

[@unklebonehead]

NICE! As a side note the version of rclone-browser you used is in the Ubuntu repos.

[@StaempunkTV]

Awesome, good to know. Thanks.

[@YassinOmer]

You did exactly what I wanted to do! Thank you.

[@6bOemH2gKz]

Hi Mr. Staempunk, what does 'delete after transfering' mean? Thanks a lot

[@rossgeography]

EXCELLENT Tutorial !

[@StaempunkTV]

@rozzah2 Cheers!

[@w3sp]

Very informative and detailed video, but still down to the point without unnecessary blabla. Followed this tutorial step by step and it worked like a charm. One question that wasn't addressed: How can I automate the tasks? In an ideal world I wouldn't want to manually execute the Sync Download/Upload tasks in order to sync my offline folder. Can this be automated to run every X minutes when I'm connected to a wifi?

[@StaempunkTV]

@w3sp Thanks for the comment! Yes you can automate tasks by creating a cron job for it. There are a few websites that explain how to do it. I plan to create a video about setting up auto syncs to Google Drive in the near future.

[@Andre-ge2my]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@rajakegelapan8498]

Nice sharing video👍

[@StaempunkTV]

@rajakegelapan8498 Thank you! Cheers!

[@luclevesquephd]

This is an excellent video, thank you. Question: Can you automate the sync function versus creating jobs? It would be great if the files would sync automatically. Thoughts?

[@StaempunkTV]

@luclevesquephd Thanks for your question. Yes you can configure Rclone to periodically sync by creating a cron job. I'm planning to make a video on how to in the future when I get the time. Cheers!

[@luclevesquephd]

@@StaempunkTV That would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

[@HeyDDantas]

bro, you're awesome. Thank you very much!

[@Funkfreed]

So you always have to press download or upload just to sync changes? How about for mount unless you unmount it does it automatically reflect changes from drive to pc and vice versa?

[@yudithdewandaputra1808]

can u make it as back up tool?? like auto run download sync every month ?

[@0xsuperman]

I have two questions 1) I can't open the files as it says "the lock file could not be created for exclusive access by LibreOffice due to missing permission to create a lock file on that file location or lack of free disk space", why am I seeing this? 2) Am I supposed to manually download all the files I need to interact with? It seems tedious and counter-intuitive

[@gnuPirate]

Tremendously awesome video. Top presentation, to the point, just great. Would love to see a version where this is all done in the command line, no gui, no rclone browser, and googledrive is mounted to a folder which is navigated to using some terminal file browser like mc, or nnn. ***************************************** PS. You would know better than I do, but I would personally avoid (what appears to me to be) somewhat unvetted github forks. Rclone browser as vetted and approved by debian community pulls straight through apt, and I was able to do everything you described in this video on whatever that stock version is.

[@linuxsing4660]

How we install install Online Account on kali linux

[@danielwilberforce7400]

Thanks Staempunk!! FYI...ID of root folder setting is now in advanced config. Once you paste in your URL snippet to that setting, you can keep hitting enter to zoom through the remaining crapload of default configs until it asks you to enter again which the default is no!

[@sagarbiswas666]

bro I'm facing copyright issue. On my drive I have movies. Showing me everything except movies how can I solve this ?

[@pablomarkaide5466]

Excellent showcase of the rclone usage. This was really useful, thank you! Can you tell me how to add the clock and date to the background image? I assume you use conky

[@StaempunkTV]

@pablomarkaide5466 Yep it's a conky. Actually it's a combination of 2 conkys. A stripped down MX-CoreBlue conky that shows only the clock and a stripped down Eridanus conky that only shows the day.

[@pablomarkaide5466]

​@@StaempunkTV I'm new to conky but with this explanation I can start my research. Thank you!

[@adityabhosale9448]

Thank You So Much ❤ Sir, I was able to mount one drive using rclone

[@StaempunkTV]

You are most welcome!

[@uditkundu5883]

Thsi is the video what I need thak you sir.

[@StaempunkTV]

Glad to help.

[@chairman67]

Thanks. I'LL be giving this a go.

[@coyoteguy1111]

Amazing video! You are excellent at giving simple yet thorough instructions. The setting "Sync: Delete during transfer" wories me a bit. Why not select Copy? Thank you!

[@StaempunkTV]

@coyoteguy1111 Thanks for saying! The "Sync: Delete during transfer" is explained well here: forum.rclone.org/t/delete-after-and-errors/6171

[@martantoine9977]

Unfortunately, my google account seems to forbid the use of 3rd party software -_- : when running "rclone mount ......" I get googleapi: Error 403: The domain administrators have disabled Drive apps., domainPolicy

[@StaempunkTV]

@martantoine If it is your work account, your google account's administrator may have restricted the ability to utilise the Google Drive API by unchecking 'Allow users to install Google Drive apps' in the 'Data Access' menu.

[@cagivasupercity]

I cant register rclone within Google drive, it seems not possible since end of May 23

[@StaempunkTV]

@cagivasupercity I was able to connect one of my other Google Drives today. I'm not sure what your issue might be. What Linux distro are you using?

[@kenaqshal4058]

Thanks, man. you saved my day😁

[@StaempunkTV]

@kenaqshal4058 Glad to hear it!

[@obsiser]

Thank you very much.

[@cipherswami]

Precisely what I need

[@jacekmaolepszy5342]

I was too fast. I have problem with open files when i see in file explorer. This is normal ? Can upload and download task do automatically once user change a file ?

[@rickbacker1]

Good video! Thank you! God bless you!

[@StaempunkTV]

@rickbacker1 Thanks for watching!

[@k.g.4074]

Can you use this to sync your computer to your phone like syncthing?

[@StaempunkTV]

@k.g.4074 TBH, I haven't tried. I actually use Syncthing because it's so easy to just create a folder on each device to autosync between devices.

[@BGdev305]

What about mounting google drive to a linux SERVER?

[@StaempunkTV]

@BG I haven't actually used Rclone on a linux server so you would probably be best to consult the Rclone website for help. I have read that some people use google-drive-ocamlfuse to mount their Google Drives onto their servers. eg. www.infiflex.com/how-to-mount-google-drive-as-a-disk-on-a-linux-server

[@sasuboor]

Awesome video, to he point and precise Do we have something similar for google photos

[@StaempunkTV]

Thanks! Although I haven't used Rclone for Google photos, it looks like there is that functionality going by this thread: forum.rclone.org/t/google-photos-backup-making-folders-album/26717

[@CGTAvanzaPozuelo]

Terrific! Thanks!

[@dagamusik]

Is there any option within Rclone to schedule tasks?

[@StaempunkTV]

@dagamusik There is. You could create a cronjob to do this. forum.rclone.org/search?q=rClone%20Scheduling

[@dagamusik]

@@StaempunkTV thanks! you explained rclone very well 🤘

[@angeljosue3140]

Brother, are these files that are deleted after doing, for example, "download from drive" saved somewhere? I accidentally deleted some and I want to know if I can recover them

[@StaempunkTV]

@angeljosue3140 Sorry to hear that! Have you checked your Bin when you log in to your Google Drive: drive.google.com/drive/u/4/trash

[@LandonMusic-mr2tn]

Thank you for this video

[@dens4t]

What password manager do you use in ur browser?

[@StaempunkTV]

I'm using Bitwarden which is brilliant. I even made a video about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3apg2yLrNiMd6s

[@dens4t]

@@StaempunkTV Thanks for the answer, I will looked it.. Thanks again

[@bhmxtum]

nice video, very detailed and useful. thank u. but i need to say this how all these big tech companies ignore linux and we linux users trying to solve very basic tasks with lots of efforts. why there can't be official google drive client for linux ?

[@StaempunkTV]

@motivation_day_day It will surely happen one day, especially now that Linux has passed 4% of OS market share.

[@stepheningermany]

Great video! Is there anyway of combining the offline availability of the files via tasks with the automatic syncing of mount? It seems like it is one or the other: auto sync but lose access when you disconnect, or have offline access but need to manually sync.

[@vladislavgrin7122]

Did you find the solution?

[@stepheningermany]

@@vladislavgrin7122 No Sorry!

[@karenbuckey1347]

Thank you!!

[@jsizemo]

One change in rClone, since this video was last made, is that the option for Google Drive is now 18, rather than 17.

[@StaempunkTV]

Thanks, good to know. The developers might have added another sync option which is great. Cheers!

[@joseguerrero1603]

hi! how can i do it in win 10?

[@StaempunkTV]

@joseguerrero1603 This page from the Rclone forum is about that very thing: forum.rclone.org/t/how-to-install-rclone-on-windows-10/11928

[@cyro.michajlow]

hi! thx for the video. RClone could do the sync task automatically as Drive for Desktop do?

[@StaempunkTV]

To auto sync desktop files with Drive, you would be best to create a cron job. This video is more of an easy introduction to using Rclone and Rclone Browser with Google Drive. Thanks for the question!

[@AndreKochDre]

@@StaempunkTV possible to share the commands that needs to be added to crontab? Specifically the upload command. TIA

[@cyro.michajlow]

@@AndreKochDre if u set up the upload task in rclone browser, in "jobs" tab, u have 2 icons, one for cancel the task and other to copy the command to the clipboard. so, copy the command and configure the crontab task with it

[@zapy422]

thank you so much

[@ktstech3763]

thanks dude

[@tarciziomendesjunior4941]

Very Good

[@StaempunkTV]

@tarciziomendesjunior4941 Thanks

[@dimaclever4859]

Excellent!

[@Jinnbi]

dose it work on chrome

[@StaempunkTV]

@Jinnbi I personally haven't used Chrome OS but on doing a search online I found this: "While Rclone can work in Chrome OS, it may require additional setup and configuration to access the mounted filesystem or use the GUI. Users may need to enable debug mode or use the web-based GUI to interact with Rclone".

[@Jinnbi]

@@StaempunkTV ok thanks for the help

[@alking7644]

u r the mx god

[@StaempunkTV]

@alking7644 That would be the developers you are referring to. I am merely an aficionado.

[@rocketbox9]

I love staempunk!

[@jacekmaolepszy5342]

RClone alone is working also fine with (in my case PCManFM-Qt). Fu....k the google-drive-ocamlfuse, i spend 4h with this trying to set up, with not succerss. RClone works as is should work. Thx !

[@sagarhp2350]

Nice ., :-):-)

[@raphaelkyembe4407]

I will continue with Dropbox

[@Teknoify]

Until this point, i rather stay on windows 10

[@muzafferturhan]

This is really helpful 🫡

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[@ICRTribe]

Thank you!

[@StaempunkTV]

@ICRTribe You're welcome!