From Google Drive

• There is no official Google Drive Linux client

• Sharing with Linux from Google Drive does not work at this time

Using Free File Sync

Download Free File Sync

1. Download the Free File Sync from https://freefilesync.org/

2. In the Files app to open the .tz file

3. In the FIles app, select and drag the .run file to Linux files

Enable excution

chmod +x FreeFileSync_14.3_Install.run

Run the installation

• accept the defaults and press ENTER

./FreeFileSync_14.3_Install.run

Create the local theWord folder

cd ~/

mkdir theWord

Create a Free File Sync batch job file

Open Free File Sync

• Command line is freefilesync

Left-hand column

Select the 3-dots to the right of Browse

Select Google Drive

Select Add connection

• This will open a browser and prompt for you to select the Google Account you want to use

• Follow the prompts

select Browse and select theWord folder

select OK

Right-hand column

Select Browse and open the local theWord folder

Do a  Compare

Select Compare

Do a Synchronize

Select Synchronize

• Two way

• This is a good way to see how long a full synchronisation takes

Save the configuraton as a batch job to the home folder

1. Select File > Save as batch job...

2. Select Auto-close

3. Select Save As...

4. Set Name to theword.ffs_batch

5. Select Save

Close Free File Sync

Run theWord

Before using theWord

FreeFileSync ~/theWord.ffs_batch

Run theWord

wine explorer /desktop=theWord,1920x1080 theword.exe

• You may need to specify a display scale

sommelier -X --scale=0.5 wine explorer /desktop=theWord,1920x1080 theword.exe

After using theWord

FreeFileSync ~/theWord.ffs_batch