[Discuss] Using Grive to sync between linux, windows, and Google Drive

[abreauj at gmail.com (John Abreau)]

If you're just dealing with Windows, Linux, and MacOS, then Unison
is supposed to do the two-way syncing that rsync doesn't support.
You can use your own server at home, so no cloud providers with
hinky EULAs to worry about.

If you need something that also works for iPad, iPhone, and Android,
Dropbox is the only one I know of that has clients for these. But if all
you need is syncing between the Big Three OSes, and web-based
access is good enough for the other devices, then Unison should be
a good fit.

On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Jay Kramer <kramerjm at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to determine the best way to keep all of my files (EXT,
> fat32, NTFS, etc.) in sync with a single mirror where I can access
> this mirror with any device or OS.  I initially thought of using rsync
> to store the files to a NTFS partition since Linux can access NTFS
> but, from what I read, this may not work well. I have recently been
> considering syncing all of my devices with Google drive.  I realize
> that this may make the documents less secure in the cloud, but there
> should be ways to encrypt some of the files that are sensitive.
>
> What is the best way to share documents between different operating
> systems in a way that permits mirroring the drives?  Is anyone
> familiar with Grive that permits Linux to sync with Google drive?  Is
> there better ways to go.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to respond.
>
> Jay
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