In order to have a sync capability from PC to Google Drive, you must use the directory in the “Network” section of the “Files” app. This directory will not sync from PC to cloud, but vice-versa is true. Note that you will see a directory with your google account in the “Home” section. You should see your Google account in the network section of the Nemo (Files) app. After entering the correct credentials, you should see your Google account and Google Drive data. STEP 8: Go ahead and add your Google Account. Note that this will look similar to the ‘System Settings’ app of Linux Mint, but both are different. STEP 5: You should now see the GNOME Control Center. Exec=env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME gnome-control-center -overview Setting up Google Drive Other interesting Linux alternatives to Cobian Reflector are GoodSync (Freemium. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Cobian Reflector and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Copy and paste the following command, and hit enter. The best Linux alternative is Duplicati, which is both free and Open Source. No doubt Google has not made good on its promise to release a Linux syncing client because the private sector already provides that missing feature. STEP 4: Let’s launch Gnome Online Accounts from Terminal. Coming to the rescue are a variety of free and low-cost commercial solutions for Linux users to sync files between computers, mobile devices and Google Drive cloud storage automatically.
sudo apt-get install gnome-online-accounts
STEP 3: Enter the following command to install GNOME Online Accounts.
This is good for backing up (syncing) specific "/home" folder application settings folders.Sudo apt-get install gnome-control-center Tip: To see and add hidden folders in Linux (example ".thunderbird"), when you click "browse" to add folder, right click anywhere and check " Show hidden folders". If you right click the main program's executable file, click "Properties", then click the "Permissions" tab, just make sure the checkbox for "Is Executable" or "Allow to Execute" is checked, click apply, okay. Sometimes you may also have to give yourself permission to run (execute) a file, which the FreeFileSync program already had on my system. Since I download all files to my "Downloads" folder first, I moved the extracted "FreeFileSync" folder from my "/Downloads" folder to my "/home" folder to run it from there (the instructions in the web link chose to use the "/opt" root folder), and to manually create a new menu item or desktop shortcut launcher from there as well. sudo easyinstall pip sudo pip install gsync or install on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get python-setuptools sudo easyinstall pip sudo pip install gsync Once installed, you have to authorize gsync to access your Drive, run the following command and follow the directions: gsync -authenticate Once authenticated you can sync a local folder with Google. The views or opinions expressed here are solely Erics own and do not necessarily represent those of any third parties.
How to install FreeFileSync for Linux Mint 17.x or 18.x Eric is interested in building high-performance and scalable distributed systems and related technologies.
If you can advise I would apperciate, I could just use the version that installed with the ".deb" file.įYI: I was hoping that the newer FreeFileSync version 8.10 would become available as an easy to install Linux ".deb" file, or that their PPA would include Linux Mint 18.x (Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial), which would automatically create menu shortcut launchers, but so far that has not happened.īut, their download file for Linux is a complete self contained "tarball" archive file that does not require typical installation, which means all you have to do is right click the download file "FreeFileSync_8.10_Ubuntu_16.10_" and extract it, then within their "FreeFileSync" folder right click the "Resources.zip" file and extract it too, then just double click their main program executable which is "FreeFileSync" in their folder to run it.
Just wondering now how to get update to install. When I click "Download" I get a Web page open to the same place I downloaded to begin with. This is version 8.10 The one that installed is 8.6. When I run the program it tells me there is an update available.
"LuckyBackup" is another very good syncing and backup application in the Software Manager or Synaptic Package Manager (SPM). How to Install FreeFileSync on Ubuntu 16.04 (Linux Mint 18.x) or Ubuntu 14.04 (Linux Mint 17.x)
Scroll down to Download and click either the 32-bit or 64-bit version ".deb" file for your system
It is easier to install the Linux ".deb" files for "FreeFileSync" where you just download the ".deb" file and just double click it, if it does not start to install automatically.įreeFileSync for Linux Mint 18.x (Ubuntu 16.04)