====== Offline Sync GoogleDrive in Linux ======

Part of [[engineering:computer_science:linux:linux|Linux]]

  * Install rclone and rclone-browser (GUI for rclone)
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sudo apt install rclone -y && sudo apt install rclone-browser -y

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  * Start rclone-browser
  * Under "Remotes", choose "Config…"
  * Create a new config - n - and follow the instructions along
      * You will need a Google OAuth2 key to have a ClientID and a Secret
  * Mount the drive inside rclone-browser - Under "Remotes" click "Open"
  * Click "Download" under <configName> and set Options as:
  * Mode: Sync - Delete after transfering
  * Task Description - give a logical name for the task
  * Save Task and Run it

If you want to have it run on a timer, use cronjob / anacron. You can find the command to run the rclone task under "Jobs" > "Copy command to clipboard".