bisync: fix handling of Google Docs #5696
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Probably related issue reported on forum https://forum.rclone.org/t/is-bisync-ready-for-prime-time/30109/9
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This appears to no longer be true. It looks like the quoted comment is from 2018, and a few months later Rclone greatly improved its handling of Google Docs, but the Bisync code was never updated to reflect this new reality (even despite being translated in 2021, after these changes). So, it looks to me like all we really need to do here is remove the code that was added to detect and skip Google Docs, and just let Rclone handle them the same way it would for That said, I will still personally be keeping Also, when we fix #5683 and #5684 we'll have to handle this case with special care... Google Docs always have a size of |
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Just wanted to ask whether there is any active development on this issue? Also a bit unrelated… If I understood correctly it is already possible to convert Google Doc files to links. But this still creates a syncing issue as rclone then also copies those links to Google Drive. I would prefer if links to Google Docs would not be also synced to Google Drive since these links are unnecessary duplicates when accessing my drive from Windows or my phone. Also I think it is possible via Chrome's API to download all Google Doc files into web storage. If you edit files there Chrome should automatically take care of synchronization. So only thing rclone would have to do is convert Google Docs into links that open that specific file from web storage. I think this would be a more elegant solution than converting Google Docs into completely different formats. |
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@Rixtho I actually have a fix ready to go, but have been sitting on it until I have a chance to test it more thoroughly (which I haven't done yet because I've been focusing on a few higher-priority tickets.) Would you be interested in helping to beta-test it and give feedback?
I think you're referring to the the As far as bisync is concerned, my proposed fix essentially just lifts the current bisync-specific restrictions on google docs and allows rclone to handle them the same way it would in
That is an interesting idea. Since it affects the |
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@nielash I've never worked on this project before and I'm not an expert on Rclone, so I'm not sure if I'm the best choice. What do you mean by beta testing? Just manually running different scenarios and checking if everything works as expected? If you could provide a rough guide, I might be able to help with the testing. As for my other idea, it seems that the URL is already enough to access a file if it was made available offline via Google Drive in Chrome. So the only possible improvement would be if Rclone could take care of making all my Google Workspace files available offline, instead of me having to manually go through all my folders and click "make available offline". A quick Google search didn't turn up any results about whether this is possible via the Google Drive API, but I could open an investigation issue on this. |
Yes, that is basically what I mean! Are you comfortable with installing from source? |
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Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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FYI I have uploaded an early preview here if you are interested in trying it! (There are downloadable binaries if you prefer that to installing from source.) Details in the new docs regarding how bisync handles Google Docs. |
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I'm sorry I saw your message but completely forgot about it since I was busy the whole week. I will take a look at it now. |
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Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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@nielash I didn't have time to do any in-depth testing. But I used it for the last week for my drive and so far I didn't have any problems. I set up a service using systemd and no bugs so far. |
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That's good to know -- thank you! |
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rclone#5696 Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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rclone#5696 Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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rclone#5696 Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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rclone#5696 Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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rclone#5696 Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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rclone#5696 Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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rclone#5696 Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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rclone#5696 Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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rclone#5696 Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
Many thanks for that! Been scratching my head for days trying to figure out why my bisync script was not working haha |
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#5696 Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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* master: (86 commits) fs: add more detailed logging for file includes/excludes bisync: add --resync-mode for customizing --resync - fixes rclone#5681 bisync: fix --colors flag bisync: factor resync to separate file bisync: skip empty test case dirs bisync: add options to auto-resolve conflicts - fixes rclone#7471 bisync: check for syntax errors in path args - fixes rclone#7511 bisync: add overlapping paths check bisync: allow lock file expiration/renewal with --max-lock - rclone#7470 bisync: Graceful Shutdown, --recover from interruptions without --resync - fixes rclone#7470 bisync: full support for comparing checksum, size, modtime - fixes rclone#5679 fixes rclone#5683 fixes rclone#5684 fixes rclone#5675 bisync: document beta status more clearly - fixes rclone#6082 bisync: normalize session name to non-canonical - fixes rclone#7423 bisync: update version number in docs bisync: account for differences in backend features on integration tests - see rclone#5679 operations: fix renaming a file on macOS bisync: fallback to cryptcheck or --download when can't check hash local: fix cleanRootPath on Windows after go1.21.4 stdlib update bisync: support two --backup-dir paths on different remotes bisync: support files with unknown length, including Google Docs - fixes rclone#5696 ...
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rclone#5696 Before this change, bisync intentionally ignored Google Docs (albeit in a buggy way that caused problems during --resync.) After this change, Google Docs (including Google Sheets, Slides, etc.) are now supported in bisync, subject to the same options, defaults, and limitations as in `rclone sync`. When bisyncing drive with non-drive backends, the drive -> non-drive direction is controlled by `--drive-export-formats` (default `"docx,xlsx,pptx,svg"`) and the non-drive -> drive direction is controlled by `--drive-import-formats` (default none.) For example, with the default export/import formats, a Google Sheet on the drive side will be synced to an `.xlsx` file on the non-drive side. In the reverse direction, `.xlsx` files with filenames that match an existing Google Sheet will be synced to that Google Sheet, while `.xlsx` files that do NOT match an existing Google Sheet will be copied to drive as normal `.xlsx` files (without conversion to Sheets, although the Google Drive web browser UI may still give you the option to open it as one.) If `--drive-import-formats` is set (it's not, by default), then all of the specified formats will be converted to Google Docs, if there is no existing Google Doc with a matching name. Caution: such conversion can be quite lossy, and in most cases it's probably not what you want! To bisync Google Docs as URL shortcut links (in a manner similar to "Drive for Desktop"), use: `--drive-export-formats url` (or alternatives.) Note that these link files cannot be edited on the non-drive side -- you will get errors if you try to sync an edited link file back to drive. They CAN be deleted (it will result in deleting the corresponding Google Doc.) If you create a `.url` file on the non-drive side that does not match an existing Google Doc, bisyncing it will just result in copying the literal `.url` file over to drive (no Google Doc will be created.) So, as a general rule of thumb, think of them as read-only placeholders on the non-drive side, and make all your changes on the drive side. Likewise, even with other export-formats, it is best to only move/rename Google Docs on the drive side. This is because otherwise, bisync will interpret this as a file deleted and another created, and accordingly, it will delete the Google Doc and create a new file at the new path. (Whether or not that new file is a Google Doc depends on `--drive-import-formats`.) Lastly, take note that all Google Docs on the drive side have a size of `-1` and no checksum. Therefore, they cannot be reliably synced with the `--checksum` or `--size-only` flags. (To be exact: they will still get created/deleted, and bisync's delta engine will notice changes and queue them for syncing, but the underlying sync function will consider them identical and skip them.) To work around this, use the default (modtime and size) instead of `--checksum` or `--size-only`. To ignore Google Docs entirely, use `--drive-skip-gdocs`. Nearly all of the Google Docs logic is outsourced to the Drive backend, so future changes should also be supported by bisync.
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Snippet from cjnaz/rclonesync-V2#1
The problem comes up if we attempt to upload a modified exported document, with the same name,
back to Google Drive: "Failed to copy: can't update a google document". Similarly, deleting the
local copy and then rclone syncing local to Drive: results in "Couldn't delete: can't delete a google
document".
Proposed behavior:
A new --export-google-docs switch will export (copy to Local) every found Google document as
_export.. The final rclone sync will put a copy of the exported document on Google
Drive as well. The date-stamp on the file will match the original Google document.
Later, with --export-google-docs, If the native Google document timestamp is newer, and the
existing exported file is unchanged (relative to the prior sync), then the document will
be exported again, replacing the current _export file.
If the exported file is changed (newer) then it will be synchronized as usual/normal, but the
native Google document cannot be updated. Effectively, the file version and the native version
are out of sync.
If the exported file had previously been changed, and now the native Google document is changed,
then --export-google-docs will blast/replace the file version. User beware. There is no reliable
way to detect that the file version and the native Google document version have both been
modified. The user is advised to rename the modified file version if he/she plans to subsequently
edit the native Google document via the web interface.
If --export-google-docs switch is not set then all Google document files (as indicated by
file size -1) will be ignored. Previously exported documents (which are now regular files)
will be synchronized as usual.
Other comments
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@ncwnoted at #5164 (comment)we should probably consider other things with
size < 0(eg Google Photos) which will have that too.As @cjnaz noted in his commit review, the log message
Ignoring incorrect line: "- -1 - - ... GoogleDoc.docxis rather vague and should be improved. The commented dump from bisync.md was:References
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