Grive (Python)

Google Drive client based on Drive REST API (v3) for bidirectional synchronization

Grive automatically downloads all the files from your Google Drive into a local directory and uploads new local files the other way round. It detects all changes on both sides as well. Files deleted in Google Drive get moved to a local trash directory so you can always recover them!

This application can be used to sync files between Google and a computer or just to backup a Google Drive to a local client automatically.

Grive is still in Beta.

Main features

• Bidirectional Sync for Google Drive objects
• Removed files on the remote side get moved to a directory named ".trash" on the local side
• Trying to prevent re-downloading and re-uploading after renaming or moving an object
• Download export supported Google Files as "read only" (after changes, local files will be moved to trash and re-downloaded)

Not supported yet:

• Identical filenames within the same folder (should be avoided!)
• Symbolic links

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Install (for Ubuntu 18.04)

• Build a deb-File with the HowTo and install it

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Install (for Arch Linux)

Use the PKGBUILD to make a Package:

mkdir -p /tmp/build-$$/; cd /tmp/build-$$/
curl -o PKGBUILD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/john4smith/python-grive/master/PKGBUILD
makepkg -d && sudo pacman -U python-grive-*.pkg.tar.xz

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Google Drive API Credentials

HowTo get a Google Drive API Client ID and Secret

• HowTo for Rclone (make it for Grive)

If you do not want to create one, you may be able to use it from Grive2 ?

• Client ID
• Client Secret