If you have some deeply held philosophical objection to closed source this is not going to be for you, but otherwise it is definitely worth a look. Much Linux software is open source and distributed free of charge, so using proprietary, paid for software may come as a bit of a shock to some Linux users. The one niggling issue is that sometimes it fails to start at system startup, but support from Insync staff has been responsive so I suspect this will get sorted out soon. It also supports selective syncing, allowing you to exclude certain folders from syncing. I’ve only had it installed for ten days or so, so it’s a bit early to tell if it functions reliably, but I’ve had few problems so far.
And it can automatically convert Google format documents to LibreOffice format on the fly. It can handle having symlinks in the directory, so for example I’ve symlinked my Shotwell data directory to make sure that is backed up. It constantly monitors a configured directory and keeps it in sync with my Google Drive account. I have it installed on a laptop running Ubuntu 12.04 and it seems to do what it says on the tin. Unlike the official client, it supports multiple Google accounts, if you have a need for that sort of thing. I’m focusing on Linux because it was trying to find a Google Drive client for Linux that led me to Insync, but it is also available for Windows and Mac. Insync is a full featured proprietary Google Drive client. Fortunately, help is at hand in the form of Insync. Because unlike Dropbox, there is no official Linux client for Google Drive. Naturally it integrates seamlessly with Android, and Google provide a client for use on Windows and the Mac, so you can keep you tablet, phone and PC all synced up. Google Drive is a handy way to share files across multiple computers, or back up files into the cloud.
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