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Google Drive is a file storage and sync service by Google that was released on April 24, 2012

Google Drive is an extension of Google Docs, allowing users to store all types of files on the Google servers.

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Is there a Google Drive client available?

I'd like to install a Google Drive client for Xubuntu (12.04). I'm getting non-English Google results, and I didn't find grive in the Xubuntu repositories. Does anyone know of a client that works well for Ubuntu or it's supported derivates (or…
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How to install Google Drive on Ubuntu 14.04?

I am using Ubuntu 14.04, I tried to search for Google Drive on Ubuntu Software Center, but couldnot find it. Searched for answers in Askubuntu but all I found was ways to install Google Drive on Ubuntu 12.04 which didn't worked for me. Can anyone…
user344812
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Can Google Drive desktop be used on Ubuntu?

I'm thinking of switching my operating system from Windows and I use Google Drive desktop with all of my video work.
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How to download large Google Drive file with resume support in Ubuntu?

My prefered browser: Chromium My prefered download manager : uget+aria2 When I download a Google Drive folder shared to me, Chromium automatically downloads it by its default download manager. Problem is the size is really huge. So I got to have…
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Google Drive takes a very long time to open with GNOME Online Accounts

Following this answer: https://askubuntu.com/a/320333/719469, I added Google to my GNOME accounts but when I click on my Drive account id in Nautilus, it does not show any file and in the bottom right corner it keeps on loading till 5-7 minutes. I…
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How can I access my Google Drive via the command line with Gnome Online Accounts?

I have two Google Drive accounts connected via Gnome Online Accounts (GOA). I can browse them with nautilus but I have not found how to access them through the command line. Shouldn't they be mounted somewhere even if they are network shares? My…
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Google File Stream functionality on Ubuntu

What options exist for Ubuntu users to get similar functionality to Google File Stream on Windows/Mac? I need two functionalities: All data lives in the Google Drive cloud and is only downloaded when I need it, e.g. when accessing it through the…
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How to add shared drive to google drive

I'm using Google Suite and I have added my Google drive to Ubuntu online accounts. I can see my Google drive and its content when I open the File Explorer. I have tried and successfully given all permissions from Google to Ubuntu gnome online…
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Are there any simple app to sync a folder with google drive?

I have a folder where i save my scripts, netbeans projects i write etc. Im tired of uploading it after every new project or every edits i make. I saw some clients but i dont want to use them. Is there a simple command line tool where i just can…
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How do I sync Google Photos to a hard drive directory?

I take pictures on my Android phone, and I have them synced with Google Photos, which puts them on other devices immediately via the cloud. How do I enable Google Photos to automatically sync to my Ubuntu laptop hard drive?
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Is it secure to connect a google account with online accounts of GNOME?

I am new to Ubuntu. I was trying to connect my Google Drive account with Ubuntu and saw this related answer. When I try to synchronize gnome with the google account it asks for access to basically everything on my google account. I saw this related…
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How to access mounted online accounts from filesystem?

I added my Google Drive to Online Accounts as described in How to Access your Google Drive Account in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It works fine from the graphic interface: But how do I access it through the file-system from the command line? UPDATE: I've…
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Mount Google Drive and Dropbox to system (only online)

Is there a tool which allows me to mount the cloud storage of Google Drive or Dropbox to my system? It is important that it stays completely remote. My local storage is almost full and I need a way to access one or both of these clouds to get my…
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Opening PDFs Denied Access Google Drive in Nautilus (Files)

I've logged in to my Google account in the Ubuntu 22.04 settings. A link to my Google drive appears in Nautilus. I'm able to open photos and doc files, but when I try to open PDFs I receive an error message, "Unable to open document "[file:// etc.]…
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How to upload a file to google drive?

I would like to just upload files to google drive from the command line. I don't care about synchronisation. I just want to upload things to google drive and if they exist they get replaced if not they are created. I know grive exists but that syncs…
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