ODrive 0.3.0

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28 July 2019, 11:43

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If you use Google Drive to backup files to the cloud and access them from various locations, you may wish to try a desktop client that lets you manage your account without a web browser. An official application is available from Google, but there are alternatives out there as well. ODrive is one of your options, an open-source program that synchronizes your Google Drive folder with a directory on your PC. It is easy to set up and very unobtrusive, but it lacks advanced features.

Features

Configure everything in seconds

After installing the program, you will need to connect your Google account. Once you’ve given the application the required permissions, you can select a folder on your PC where the contents of your drive will be stored.
ODrive will then download everything in your Google Drive folder so that all your files are also stored locally. The operation may take some time, but you can track its progress from the main window.

Easy to use, but it needs some more features

Unfortunately, it is not possible to select which folders should be synchronized, so you should only use this application if you want everything in your Google Drive to be backed up locally.
ODrive also does not let you keep track of which files have been transferred recently, and it is not possible to limit the bandwidth used by the program.

Simple, unobtrusive alternative to the official Google Drive client

If you prefer not to use the official Google Drive desktop application, this utility is definitely worth a try. It is light on features, but it can be set up in no time at all, and the fact that it is open-source is certainly a plus.

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