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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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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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How can I change user on gdrive?

Ubuntu version: 14.04.5 LTS. gdrive is a command line utility for interacting with Google Drive. I have initialized gdrive (https://github.com/prasmussen/gdrive) with a specific user. As example gdrive about returns its information. The way I…
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How can I force gdrive to download a folder as zipped file?

Ubuntu version: 14.04.5 LTS. gdrive is a command line utility for interacting with Google Drive. I have initialized gdrive (https://github.com/prasmussen/gdrive) with a specific user. As example gdrive about returns its information. The way we…
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unmount google-drive-ocamlfuse

I am trying to unmount google-drive-ocamlfuse. I entered the following command: fusermount -u ~/google-drive it returns: fusermount: entry for /home//google-drive not found in /etc/mtab What is wrong and how to fix it? In general how…
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google-drive-ocamlfuse - slow to respond

I installed google-drive-ocamlfuse on my ubuntu 16.04 to be able to use google drive. However, it is not very responsive. When I navigate to google drive folder and issue ls command it take more than 30 min to display content. Is it normal? How to…
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OverGrive not launching after install

I downloaded the .deb from: https://www.thefanclub.co.za/overgrive (version 3.1.3 beta). However, when I try to launch overGrive from the dash, the window never pops up. I just get the spinning wheel for ~15sec and then nothing. I have tried to…
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Error received from server after uploading a resumable upload chunk

I have tried to upload one 1.4Gb video to google drive by Ubuntu nautilus file app but first it woks like this : and then this happens: and finally, every time i tried i get this error: Error received from server after uploading a resumable upload…
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Open Drive stuck on getting files info

As Google Drive using GNOME Online accounts takes a very long time to load my files, I installed the best free alternative I thought that was available, i.e. Open Drive using sudo snap install odrive-unofficial. However when I click on Synchronize…
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Can Google Sheets be opened/edited in Ubuntu?

I have a number of Google Sheets (spreadsheets) saved on Google Drive normally accessed from an android phone collaboratively but would like to edit them from within Ubuntu. I can save the file as either an .ods (LibreCalc) or .xlsx (MS Excel) file…
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How to use Google Drive without mounting

I installed Google Drive and mounted it, but everytime I click it to open, it takes a bit of time to actually appear all the contents. Unlike Google Drive, Dropbox creates a normal folder called "Dropbox" in Home where I can easily access it to see…
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Alternative to Google Drive for Ubuntu

I switched over to xubuntu, but one of the most important things that I really need/use seems to not be available for Linux. It's Google Drive, and the ones that I've tried such as Grive, just don't work properly (it syncs the first time you install…
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OverGrive not launching after install [previous board answers not solving issue]

New Linux user here [go easy if you can...] I downloaded the .deb from: https://www.thefanclub.co.za/overgrive (version 3.1.3 beta). However, when I try to launch overGrive from the dash, the window never pops up. I just get the spinning wheel for…
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"volume doesn’t implement mount" for `gio mount`

In Ubuntu 22.04, when I do gio mount google-drive:// I get "volume doesn’t implement mount". I used the Online Accounts Settings dialog to log into my account, I have gvfs, gvfs-fuse, gfvs-backends and ran the daemon, I tried to use…
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How to run Node.js on from Google Drive folder

I have a company laptop, a personal laptop and a Raspberry Pi 4. I tried using GitHub, but it's just overkill so I decided to go with normal Google Drive. After installing it on Windows (work's machine), it's possible to simply mount it as a drive…
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