overGrive is a complete Google Drive desktop client solution for Raspbian
Requirements |
sudo apt-get install gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 indicator-application libappindicator1 libappindicator3-1 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk3-4 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libindicator3-7 libindicator7 libnotify-bin lsb-release python-pip python-pkg-resources python-pyinotify python-setuptools |
Installation |
sudo dpkg -i overgrive_3.2.x_all.deb
sudo apt-get install -f
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Setup |
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1. Getting Started - Launch overGrive Setup
- Start the application by selecting for overGrive from the Accessories Menu.
2. Connect account - Authorize your Google Drive account
- Click Connect account.
- A browser window will open for you to sign in to your Google account.
- Grant overGrive permission to access your Google Drive.
- Click Accept to continue.
- You will be given a authorization token code by Google. Copy this code.
- Paste your Google authorization code in the Account entry box provided.
- Click Validate to validate the code.
3. First Sync
- After completing the validation process, your account will be connected.
- You will now be able to select which Google Drive folders to sync to your computer.
- You can also select if you would like overGrive to convert your Google Docs to office file formats.
- Once you have completed setting your preferences. Click Start Sync
- NOTE : Files in your Shared with me folder will only be synced if they are dragged to My Drive on Google Drive online. Only files and folders in your My Drive wil be synced.
- NOTE : Before syncing for the first time, we suggest you clear all Trash files from your Google Drive online.
- Your files will be synchronized to your local Google Drive folder from your Google Drive online.
- NOTE : It is important to allow overGrive to finish the first sync completely. If the first sync does not complete it will open the overGrive setup screen again on restart. You can simply select Start Sync again to complete the synchronization process.