Folder Sync to Google Drive

This repository contains a Bash script to automatically sync a local folder to Google Drive using rclone, and it provides desktop notifications using notify-send to inform you when the sync process is complete.

Prerequisites

Install rclone: Follow the installation instructions from the https://rclone.org/install/.

Install notify-send:

  sudo apt-get install libnotify-bin

Configuration

Configure rclone with your Google Drive:

  rclone config

For configuration steps, refer to the official rclone documentation: https://rclone.org/drive/#making-your-own-client-id

Usage

Run the Script:

  ./sync_notes_gdrive.sh 

Replace /path/to/sync_notes_gdrive.sh with the full path to your script. Modify the sync_notes_gdrive.sh script with your local and remote paths.

Open the crontab editor:

  crontab -e

Add the following line to schedule the script to run every 2 hours:

  0 */2 * * * /path/to/sync_notes_gdrive.sh

Notes

Ensure that your desktop environment supports notifications for notify-send to work.

Adjust the script paths and cron schedule according to your needs.

echo $DISPLAY & echo $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS - to find your current DISPLAY and DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS values. The notify-send command requires access to your graphical session, which is identified by the DISPLAY and DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS environment variables.