Offline Sync GoogleDrive in Linux

Part of Linux

• Install rclone and rclone-browser (GUI for rclone)

sudo apt install rclone -y && sudo apt install rclone-browser -y

• 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”.