dalpozlead Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Anyone using the new Google Drive App (soon Google will end the current "Backup & Sync"). I'm not believing that there is no option to not sync all folders to the computer :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 clonk... no one using Drive to backup projects and samples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EscapeRocks Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 nope. I have my own 4 Terabyte closed system where all of my music is backed up. Quote David Gig Rig:Casio Privia PX-5S | Yamaha MODX+ 6 | MacBook Pro 14" M1| Mainstage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marczellm Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I don"t use it for backup, but for collaborating with other musos. Unfortunately my connection in real slow, so all the huge files I don"t want to sync live in the 'Huge files" folder that is excluded from sync. The new app does not have the exclude option, but AFAIK you can choose the file system integrated virtual 'drive" option where no background syncing happens, the files are streamed to you on demand. Quote Life is subtractive.Genres: Jazz, funk, pop, Christian worship, BebHop Wishlist: 80s-ish (synth)pop, symph pop, prog rock, fusion, musical theatre Gear: NS2 + JUNO-G. KingKORG. SP6 at church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 no, have to use it with a couple people I work with and always issues with permissions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I put the contacts for my Android phone on it. I have them in another place too. A redundant system is a reliable system. I trust Google like I trust hungry alligators. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0Ampy0o Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I trust Google like I trust hungry alligators.Hungry alligators and Google are trustworthy. You can count on them to eat you if you get close enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chigson Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Yeah, I use it to sync many files across different computers and a phone. A huge bummer! There is a comparison picture somewhere between an old and a new app, and it seems like new functionality sucks for me. Have to look for alternatives now. Quote if you can't tell the difference, does it matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miden Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I have eschewed both Microsoft and Google for storage. I am using Icedrive (a company not a corporation) with free end to end encryption... no complaints so far. https://icedrive.net/ Quote There is no luck - luck is simply the confluence of circumstance and co-incidence... Time is the final arbiter for all things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedar Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I use Google drive a lot actually, and am afraid to take a look and figure out the changes. I assume they are annoying, unnecessary and will make everything worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod S Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I use Dropbox, better sync functions, never had an issue. Quote Korg Kronos X73 / ARP Odyssey / Motif ES Rack / Roland D-05 / JP-08 / SE-05 / Jupiter Xm / Novation Mininova / NL2X / Waldorf Pulse II MBP-LOGIC American Deluxe P-Bass, Yamaha RBX760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I use Dropbox, better sync functions, never had an issue. I've used Dropbox in the past and liked it. I tried to do a quick look around for secure cloud storage and Sync.com kept showing up. For users they start at Free then up to $20 per month for 6 TBs. Anyone here use Sync.com or know anything about them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 Yeah, I use it to sync many files across different computers and a phone. A huge bummer! There is a comparison picture somewhere between an old and a new app, and it seems like new functionality sucks for me. Have to look for alternatives now. me too, but I'll try sending a feedback using "one.google.com" - Product Feedback... hopefully they'll review it including the functionality... If not Ill seek for alternatives, will have a look on the mentioned here. tks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 I am using Google Drive on my phone so I can quickly upload things. I don't have it automated (and I'm not sure if this is possible). Are you referring to Google Drive for desktops and laptops? Are they changing the previous sync method, where everything that was put in a particular folder was automatically synced? Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 I am using Google Drive on my phone so I can quickly upload things. I don't have it automated (and I'm not sure if this is possible). Are you referring to Google Drive for desktops and laptops? Are they changing the previous sync method, where everything that was put in a particular folder was automatically synced? they are changing the possibility for you to choose if the folders will appear in your "drive" folder or not, those files that you never use but want to keep just stored will now appear in the folders in the new Drive for Desktop version... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obxa Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 I'm pretty sure Google's credo is "if it ain't broke,....break it". Because of work and clients, I have to use paid versions of Dropbox, Google drive, Box, Apple's cloud drive and occasionally Microsoft one. Dropbox is probably the most feature laden and easy to share, but easily gets broken with minor os and app updates. I'm starting to like Box more for both cheaper price and just getting the job done with minimal fuss. Google drive has been good to sync across all devices old and new., but dreading what this new update will do. Quote Chris Corso www.chriscorso.org Lots of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 I'm pretty sure Google's credo is "if it ain't broke,....break it". Because of work and clients, I have to use paid versions of Dropbox, Google drive, Box, Apple's cloud drive and occasionally Microsoft one. Dropbox is probably the most feature laden and easy to share, but easily gets broken with minor os and app updates. I'm starting to like Box more for both cheaper price and just getting the job done with minimal fuss. Google drive has been good to sync across all devices old and new., but dreading what this new update will do. LOL like Apple's if people like the software it must be changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 ., but dreading what this new update will do. I'm still very negatively impacted by those changes... will give a few weeks to check if any update resolves it, if not I'll try OneDrive, as I use in my corporate PC and seems to be the closer to the functionalities as "old" Google Drive had with the option to sync... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod S Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 I'm pretty sure Google's credo is "if it ain't broke,....break it". Because of work and clients, I have to use paid versions of Dropbox, Google drive, Box, Apple's cloud drive and occasionally Microsoft one. Dropbox is probably the most feature laden and easy to share, but easily gets broken with minor os and app updates. I'm starting to like Box more for both cheaper price and just getting the job done with minimal fuss. Google drive has been good to sync across all devices old and new., but dreading what this new update will do. Curious - what kind of issues did you see in Dropbox? I've used it for the last 10 years in different versions of windows, mac, and in my iOS devices, never had an issue. OneDrive has gotten better, and it's the default in my work, but have been burned with sync issues in the past. I wouldn't use it for my personal stuff. Quote Korg Kronos X73 / ARP Odyssey / Motif ES Rack / Roland D-05 / JP-08 / SE-05 / Jupiter Xm / Novation Mininova / NL2X / Waldorf Pulse II MBP-LOGIC American Deluxe P-Bass, Yamaha RBX760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obxa Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 RE Dropbox: This could partly be because of the apps themselves. I've mainly had weird issues with: Forscore, Music Stand (a church planning/sheet music viewer). Show one (mp3 loop click player,) and OSX/IOS updates. I'll accept blame for using the feature that lets you show aliases of the files instead of the actual file on some of my memory limited devices- that's been a constant source of frustration with files not syncing or taking hours (days!) to update. My recent OSX update on my studio machine has completely broken Dropbox sync, and having to start all over again. Funny you mention work- In Ministry world, where the business/admin side is similar to Corporate world- many churches will only use OneDrive because of their integration/allegiance to the Microsoft sphere. I use it only when absolutely necessary.. Quote Chris Corso www.chriscorso.org Lots of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod S Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 RE Dropbox: This could partly be because of the apps themselves. I've mainly had weird issues with: Forscore, Music Stand (a church planning/sheet music viewer). Show one (mp3 loop click player,) and OSX/IOS updates. Thanks. I should have been more specific that my experience with Dropbox is mostly outside the music world. Funny you mention work- In Ministry world, where the business/admin side is similar to Corporate world- many churches will only use OneDrive because of their integration/allegiance to the Microsoft sphere. I use it only when absolutely necessary.. I see the value in the staying in the Microsoft sphere, and I do so at work. Stand alone the apps may have better alternatives, but I like the integration you get from basis office pkg / Sharepoint / Power BI / OneNote / Project Online and so forth to improve business processes, and I end up being a benchmark at work in a lot of it. But OneDrive is a concern for me, although I think the earlier issues that I saw were corrected - its functionality in the most part meets our business needs, and it's often the easier solution, for example, to avoid sending email attachments at work (my pet peeve). The version control functionality seems better in OneDrive than Dropbox, but this is much more critical at work than my personal stuff. With laptops coming with small SSDs the need to have flexible accessibility to a lot of data is critical through these kind of solutions, but reliability is foremost. Quote Korg Kronos X73 / ARP Odyssey / Motif ES Rack / Roland D-05 / JP-08 / SE-05 / Jupiter Xm / Novation Mininova / NL2X / Waldorf Pulse II MBP-LOGIC American Deluxe P-Bass, Yamaha RBX760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalpozlead Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 Update: It seems that Google hasn't updated Drive with the option to select which files to sync.... what a shame... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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