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Questions tagged [grive]

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grive sync error, possibly google API shift

I am having trouble syncing with my google drive account from grive running on Ubuntu 14.04. I have never had problems previously. I tried purging drive from my system and deleting all local folders, but still come up with this when I try to run…
LeoAnth
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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…
evan54
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How to do partial sync in grive (grive2)

Grive2, which presents as grive version 0.4.0-1 seems to be working using the ppa from webupd8. Supposedly it can now do partial/selective sync. (see Is there a Google Drive client available?) But something that is not revealed in the manpage is how…
user303371
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Store grive command output to variable in bash script

I am trying to create a script that syncs my computer with google drive using the grive tool. I would like to store the output of the grive command to a bash variable, but I can't seem to get it to work. Some googling has taught me that command…
quantumbutterfly
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Grive synchronize only in one way (only upload)

I'd like to have synchronizing of Google Drive with grive but only in one way, i.e. only upload. Thanks to it I have: when a file is created in local drive, grive synchroinizes drives (upload), when the upload finishes I delete the file as I don't…
Marian Paździoch
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How do you find out where Lubuntu applications are after installation? (Grive specifically)

I'm very, very new to Linux / Lubuntu I have successfully installed several programs and found them in obvious locations. That said, I'm trying to install Grive, and since I'm using Lubuntu, I don't have the Ubuntu search feature to find Grive Setup…
Ben Donahower
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Multiple Google Drive Accounts (grive)

I have installed grive for my Google Drive integration in Ubuntu 12.04, Can I to add multiple google accounts with multiple grive instances? I'm doing something similar with Dropbox then I would think that I can do the same with Grive. Thanks
Andres Franco
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How to sync to a specific folder in Google Drive

I am using Ubuntu 16.04. I am trying to sync my Google drive using grive2 in a way that only a specific folder is treated as my root folder in Google Drive i.e., only files and folders contained within the specified Google Drive folder are synced. …
Rachit Kinger
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How to setup overGrive with multiple accounts?

OverGrive web site lists several features including "Sync Multiple Accounts". I downloaded the test version, set up one account. Then wanted to add another account but have no clue how is one supposed to do that. There is no manual and googling did…
Vallo Varik
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Google Drive folder with dual boot Windows10 / Ubuntu16.04

I am planning to install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on dual boot alongside with my already existing Windows10. Right now, pretty much all the files I use are in a single folder (let's call it myFiles) synchronized between my Windows10 computer and my Google…
Julep
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How to ignore multiple files and directories with grive?

Here is grive's man page section for ignore. --ignore Ignore files with relative paths matching this Perl Regular Expression. Value is remembered for next runs. I do not know how to use perl regular…
Jason Basanese
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grive not synchronizing : sync time not long enough?

i have installed grive-tools as such : http://www.linuxtechi.com/mount-google-drive-in-ubuntu/ the synchronization is not working and my google drive folder remain empty. I wonder if my google drive folder is not too big . Any way of make the…
Matoeil
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Overgrive tray icon is not displayed

I've been using Overgrive for a while and suddenly I realized that in some point the tray icon stopped being loaded. I don't know when and why. However, Overgrive is running and apparently working (files seem to be synced with my Drive) and if I try…
Maximo Ramirez
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How to install grive tools on 16.04 or later

I see there are working packages for: Utopic Vivid Trusty But none for Xenial or later. Despite the fact that the code is in python and bash. Is the PPA auto build broken for it? I cant find a way to drop a question on the PPA either even after…
VeganEye
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Can't install grive

I'm trying to install grive, but i recieve the following error: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package grive I ran the usual commands: $ sudo add-apt-repository…
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