I’ve been using Google Drive in Windows for about a decade and have a good workflow. I recently transitioned to Linux but cannot seem to reliably connect my drive to the filesystem. My work provides unlimited Drive space and since it’s for work I have shared directories with coworkers that I need access to every day. Hence, I’m kind of tied to GDrive.

Is there a reliable method of doing this? Rclone seems to be what I want but it seems to disconnect regularly, and often doesn’t upload the changes I make which defeats the purpose.

Do Linux users just not use Drive?

  • helenslunch@feddit.nl
    01·
    10 months ago

    Actually their pages say it is hard to find Linux devs for desktop, and that is why it is slow.

    Again, the reason is irrelevant. The point is, it ain’t happening.

    And as far as critisim you said specifically not as good as google, so I provide a reason why. you can’t then change you tact and say it wasn’t critism

    That’s not “changing tact”. It’s not as good as Google from a user perspective. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have it’s own merits. I pay for a Proton subscription rather than use a free, much more fully-featured Google one, so I obviously understand the value proposition. I also understand it’s shortcomings.

    You seem to keep moving goal posts here so have a good rest of your week.

    I don’t suppose you want to elaborate on what goal posts I’ve supposedly moved?

    • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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      10 months ago

      Your initial comment was “Not gonna happen since Proton is all encrypted.” When I pointed out that that makes no difference–and we have Windows and Mac version (that accesses this encrypted data) then you switched to another reason. It won’t end, so I have to say good bye, knowing that My Proton Vpn on linux install works, the e-mail bridge works, somebody will integrate the Proton drive API with linux because that’s what the community does even if Proton doesn’t release it.

      • helenslunch@feddit.nl
        01·
        10 months ago

        When I pointed out that that makes no difference…then you switched to another reason.

        It’s not another reason. It’s the same reason.

        If it wasn’t encrypted it would be trivial to spin up a local integration like Google or MS already have.

        Since it is encrypted, it makes it significantly more complicated to develop. While this development may make sense on MS or Mac, it doesn’t on Linux, because it requires more resources and serves a much much smaller number of users.

        I’ve already explained all of this in the previous comments.

        My Proton Vpn on linux install works

        “Works” is right. Like I said, it’s extremely basic compared to it’s MS and Mac counterparts.

        the e-mail bridge works

        Notice how MS and Mac get fully-featured desktop clients and all Linux gets is a “bridge” to connect to an inbox client developed by someone else.