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?

  • BCsven@lemmy.ca
    21·
    11 months ago

    Do you work for them; To know?They have slowly matched googles offerings and offer linux integration. User suggestions/pressure can direct their efforts. Many of us have dumped Google for Proton. They announced desktop app for Windows and MacOS

    https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-windows

    And there is a feature request started for Linux

    • helenslunch@feddit.nl
      11·
      11 months ago

      No, I’ve just been a customer for several years. Development is slow and things like this are simply not a priority. They’re not even a little close to matching Google.

      • BCsven@lemmy.ca
        2·
        11 months ago

        Dev is slow because they release a good User experience, rather than buggy junk. Linux seems to be 3rd on their list but it comes eventually. Per the link you can use Windows or Mac sync now. Don’t forget google had a long head start and almost unlimited devs.

        • helenslunch@feddit.nl
          11·
          11 months ago

          Dev is slow because they release a good User experience, rather than buggy junk

          The reason is irrelevant. It wasn’t a criticism, just an observation.

          Linux seems to be 3rd on their list but it comes eventually.

          No, they have almost no Linux support. Most things have to be done in the browser. When there is Linux support, it is extremely basic.

          Per the link you can use Windows or Mac sync now.

          Cool. Doesn’t help Linux users.

          Don’t forget google had a long head start and almost unlimited devs.

          See point 1.

          There was a long podcast interview with the CEO where he basically said Linux is and will continue to be looked over due to increased development costs and very low adoption.

          • BCsven@lemmy.ca
            1·
            11 months ago

            Actually their pages say it is hard to find Linux devs for desktop, and that is why it is slow. And there is already a proton drive API you can use with rclone on linux.

            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 whenvyou do a compare. It will come, things take time. You seem to keep moving goal posts here so have a good rest of your week.

            • CraigeryTheKid@lemm.eeEnglish
              1·
              11 months ago

              I am using rclone with Linux, and works just fine. Just long term backups, but it runs the same speed (slow) as windows-to-proton.

              Anyway, point being rclone works!

              • BCsven@lemmy.ca
                1·
                11 months ago

                Yep, and some linux community will most likely pickup on development if Proton doesn’t turn it into a full desktop linux app like the Windows or Mac version.

            • helenslunch@feddit.nl
              11·
              11 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
                1·
                11 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
                  11·
                  11 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.