Once finished, restart Nautilus with the command nautilus -q (or log out and back into the desktop). Install the necessary package with the command sudo apt-get install insync-nautilus. Update apt with the command sudo apt-get update. Paste the following into the new file: deb precise non-free contrib. Open a terminal window and issue the command sudo nano /etc/apt//insync.list. Once you’ve installed Insync (and associated it with your account), you can then install Nautilus integration with these steps (demonstrating on Elementary OS): You can download Insync for Ubuntu (or its derivatives), Linux Mint, Debian, and Fedora from the Insync download page. Not only that, but you can also install Nautilus integration (which also allows you to easy add folders outside of the configured Drive sync destination).įigure 1: The Insync app window on Elementary OS. With Insync you not only get an easy-to-use GUI for managing your Google Drive backup and sync, you get a tool ( Figure 1 ) that gives you complete control over what is backed up and how it is backed up. Trust me when I say this tool is worth the price of entry.
The cost of Insync is a one-time $29.99 fee (per Google account). This particular take on syncing the desktop to Drive has not only been seamless, but faultless since I began using the tool. Since Google refuses to release a Linux desktop client for Google Drive (and I depend upon Google Drive daily), I had to turn to a third-party solution. I must confess, Insync has been my cloud backup of choice for a very long time. With that said, let’s see what’s available. Note: Of the following backup solutions, only Duplicati is licensed as open source.
And, I will be demonstrating on the Elementary OS platform, but all of the tools listed will function on most Linux desktop distributions. I’ll also be focusing on various, consumer-grade cloud services (e.g., Google Drive, Dropbox, Wasabi, and pCloud ). I will focus on GUI tools, because they offer a much lower barrier to entry to many of the CLI tools. And because Linux powers the cloud, many services offer Linux tools. Why is that such a game changer? By backing up to the cloud, you have access to those files, from any computer you have associated with your cloud account. What makes the cloud really important to users, is when it’s employed as a backup. We have reached a point in time where most every computer user depends upon the cloud … even if only as a storage solution.
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