Image: u/ashrafulkh on Reddit · Google Drive folders in Ubuntu’s Files app
A Google Drive sync app for Ubuntu
After rclone and GNOME Online Accounts didn't sync properly, the maker built an open-source Google Drive sync for Ubuntu with Claude.
Credits
- Reddit poster ashrafulkh Source ↗
- Repository account ashrafulkhn Source ↗
Earliest dated source:
The full story
GDrive Sync for Linux puts Google Drive on Ubuntu the way Google Drive for desktop works on Windows. My Drive and all shared drives appear in ~/GoogleDrive, files download only when opened, changes sync both ways, and icons in the Files app show each file's state.
The maker built it with Claude after rclone and GNOME's Google online accounts didn't sync properly for them. It runs as an autostart service with a local dashboard, and checks for conflicts, creating duplicates where needed.
It has been tested on Ubuntu 24.04 with GNOME. Setup takes about five minutes in the Google Cloud Console, because you create your own OAuth client.
How it was done
Tools
Themes
Loading themes…
Sources
From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: Google Drive sync for Ubuntu better then any other free available todayReddit poster: ashrafulkhPosted
The maker's post in r/Ubuntu introducing the app.
- The code: github.comRepository account: ashrafulkhn
The project's repository, with install and Google Cloud setup steps.