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I want to sync my files on the Google Drive cloud and use them offline for free.

I have many types of files on Google Drive.

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  • install google chrome – ravery Sep 24 '17 at 07:44
  • @ravery Will it sync everything? I have 250Gb on the cloud among many types of files. – Vitor Abella Sep 24 '17 at 07:46
  • it syncs google drive. how did you get them there if not with chrome? – ravery Sep 24 '17 at 07:48
  • @ravery I have it on Windows. – Vitor Abella Sep 24 '17 at 07:49
  • @ravery, Am I able to see those files on nautilus? – Vitor Abella Sep 24 '17 at 07:51
  • you have chrome on windows? – ravery Sep 24 '17 at 07:51
  • Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/66101/discussion-between-vitor-abella-and-ravery). – Vitor Abella Sep 24 '17 at 07:53
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    [Google Drive integration in GNOME 3.18 and newer (Ubuntu 16.10 and later)](https://askubuntu.com/questions/161273/is-there-a-google-drive-client-available/320333#320333) *GNOME 3.18 and newer (which is installed by default in Ubuntu 17.10) has native desktop integration that will let you easily browse, manage, open, upload, and download your files. Just add your Google account in GNOME's online accounts application to get started.* – karel Nov 28 '17 at 15:52

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A very indirect alternative:

  1. Install google drive on a windows guest/virtual os (I used virtualbox).
  2. Install SyncToy to sync files between your Ubuntu system (shared folder) and google drive folder on windows system.

Viola. You just have to run SyncToy whenever you would like to sync your files on your Ubuntu filesystem with google drive.

UPDATE: I recently found that GoodSync is a good alternative to Microsoft's SyncToy.

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https://github.com/prasmussen/gdrive

Command line. Works like a charm.

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  • Hmm, this isnt working for me, says "Sign in with Google temporarily disabled for this app..This app has not been verified yet by Google in order to use Google Sign In." after I click on the generated auth link on CLI which opens in the browser. – alchemy Apr 18 '20 at 03:15
  • Still not working – Nagabhushan S N Nov 16 '22 at 04:36