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What can you expect from a company that in 2024 does not yet have a Linux client for Google Drive?

https://abevoelker.github.io/how-long-since-google-said-a-google-drive-linux-client-is-coming/

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5 points

To be fair, they barely have a Windows client. I’m constantly having issues with it

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4 points

Just use rclone. Its bidirectional sync is kinda meh last I tested it, so I do manual syncs in each direction. Otherwise its awesome. Can even encrypt your stuff with your own key.

Supports a bunch of backends. There is an androind client called Round Sync with cron-like scheduling to keep my phone backed up.

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Do you need it though? i feel like the linux userbase is already fairly low, and the intersection of people who cant do a RW mount with rclone ans uses linux is even lower.

You would be pouring a bunch of money into a development for the 0.001% Userbase

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You can tell how passionate a company is with their products by their Linux support. That means no one there cares enough to push hard for Linux support. Even Dropbox has a Linux client.

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20 points

Valve’s commitment to Linux is why I’ve consistently bought games virtually exclusively through Steam.

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2 points

I think at best, what you can tell is how many developers Maining linux are on that product’s team.

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1 point

Even Microsoft OneDrive…

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7 points

I recently did this, and it was fucking annoying to create the app in Google’s Cloud. Incredibly laggy (5-10 seconds until clicks register), loading times of up to a minute between navigations.

This was on a very beefy PC, I suspect the issue is that I used Firefox.

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7 points

i feel like the linux userbase is already fairly low

Linux desktops now outnumber mac desktops, apparently.

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9 points

Only if you don’t count mac laptops as “desktop”

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2 points

Even if what you said was true, i think the better choice would be to go in the direction of simplicity, not the direction that favours segregation.

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