https://github.com/anmol-singh-jaggi/gdrive-auto-sync

:cloud: :floppy_disk: Automatically backup files to your Google Drive account periodically
https://github.com/anmol-singh-jaggi/gdrive-auto-sync

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:cloud: :floppy_disk: Automatically backup files to your Google Drive account periodically

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/anmol-singh-jaggi/gdrive-auto-sync
• Owner: Anmol-Singh-Jaggi
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-01-05T07:49:59.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-10-28T11:12:34.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-06T12:05:48.640Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: backup, directory, google-drive, python
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 139 KB
• Stars: 17
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 5
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# gDrive-auto-sync

Automatically backup files to your Google Drive account periodically.

#### Demo:  

[![Project demo video screenshot](gDrive-auto-sync/screenshots/Demo.jpg?raw=true)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q40_A01v470)

**Dependencies:**

 - `pip install google-api-python-client`

**Usage:**

 - Download your *`client_secrets.json`* file from the Google Developer Console and keep it alongside the script.  

   To do this, perform the following steps:

    - Go to [this link](https://console.developers.google.com/project) and make a new project.

    - In the project settings, turn *Drive API* on.

    - In the credentials settings, create an OAuth client ID (choose the application type as *Other*).

    - Click on the *Download JSON* link and save it as *client_secrets.json* in your working directory.

 - Replace the value of the *APPLICATION_NAME* variable in the *`api_boilerplate.py`* file with the name of the project created in the previous step.

 - Add the details regarding the files to be uploaded in the *`file_list.json`* file. For new files, keep the `fileId` empty and `parentId` as the ID of the Drive directory in which the file has to be inserted.  

   The ID of a directory can be found by visiting that directory on Google Drive and looking at the alphanumeric string in the URL.  

   ![Image highlighting the ID of a directory on Google Drive.](gDrive-auto-sync/screenshots/gdrive_directory_id.png?raw=true "Finding Directory ID on Google Drive")

 - Modify *`custom_cmds_pre.sh`* and *`custom_cmds_post.sh`* as per your needs.

 - Make sure that the main script is executable - `chmod +x ./run.sh`.

 - For manually running it, just cd into the directory and execute the main script - `./run.sh`.  

   If you are running it for the first time, you will be asked to authenticate yourself with Google.

 - For scheduling it using [cron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron):

   - Modify the contents of *`crontab.txt`* as per your needs.

   - Execute `crontab -e` to open the crontab edit buffer.

   - Copy the contents of *`crontab.txt`* in the buffer and save it.

   - ***TIP:*** In case you need to execute [notify-send](http://ss64.com/bash/notify-send.html) from cron, follow the steps given [here](https://anmolsinghjaggi.wordpress.com/2016/05/11/notify-send-in-ubuntu-16-lts/).

**To-Do:**

 - Add support for uploading contents of a folder recursively without archiving.

 - ~~Add support for uploading a file only if it is has been modified. (By comparing hashes)~~