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[Q] Download Files From Google Drive

Hi ,
I uploaded some pictures on my Gmail Drive yesterday via Laptop.
When I use the Android Google Drive Client on my Gingerbread , I have options of viewing it or making it offline.
Is there any way of downloading the pictures to my SD card ?
Making it offline doesn't help because once I remove the Google Drive App from my Droid , I will no longer be able to view that picture.
I want a permanent download so that my downloaded pictures appear in my gallery even after un-installation of Google Drive.

EDIT: [SOLVED]
Disable encryption via settings, and the files are accessible in the below folder. Thank the man
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The files seem to be in the google docs application folder, which on my system is found in /mnt/sdcard/Android/Data/com.google.android.apps.docs/files/pinned_docs_Files_do_not_edit/*CRAZY FOLDER NUMBER*
However, viewing the files does not work. It seems that this is a feature they have not included (for whatever reason).
Dropbox lets you export files.
You could also try another service called "Box".

KeePassDroid with Google Drive
I was going to create a new thread but in searching found this one. I'll use this one as maybe it applies with certain features not yet being implemented? Or am I overlooking or doing something wrong? I'll keep this simple. I use KeePass V1.x and KeepassDroid to keep my passwords in sync. It works great with DropBox. I have my database stored in the cloud and whenever I make a revision, it syncs across all my devices. Being the Google Whore I am, I was excited to try it with Google Drive. NO GO!
I can access the file and open the database with KeePassDroid without any issues. If I make a change and try to save it I get the following error. /data/data.com.google.android.apps.docs/cache/filecache2/123456789/databasename.kdb.tmp: open failed: EACESS (permissions denied). It won't let me write back to the database like DropBox will.
When I made the file available off-line, it would let me save the file, but it would not save that file back to the cloud. Do you think it's a permission issue on my side, or a limitation right now with Google Drive? Quick side note: I'm using a ported version of ICS but not really having any other issues. But if others are able to write back with a 3rd party app, then maybe it is something to do with the port....just a thought? If anybody has any ideas....Thanks!

RikkKeith said:
I was going to create a new thread but in searching found this one. I'll use this one as maybe it applies with certain features not yet being implemented? Or am I overlooking or doing something wrong? I'll keep this simple. I use KeePass V1.x and KeepassDroid to keep my passwords in sync. It works great with DropBox. I have my database stored in the cloud and whenever I make a revision, it syncs across all my devices. Being the Google Whore I am, I was excited to try it with Google Drive. NO GO!
I can access the file and open the database with KeePassDroid without any issues. If I make a change and try to save it I get the following error. /data/data.com.google.android.apps.docs/cache/filecache2/123456789/databasename.kdb.tmp: open failed: EACESS (permissions denied). It won't let me write back to the database like DropBox will.
When I made the file available off-line, it would let me save the file, but it would not save that file back to the cloud. Do you think it's a permission issue on my side, or a limitation right now with Google Drive? Quick side note: I'm using a ported version of ICS but not really having any other issues. But if others are able to write back with a 3rd party app, then maybe it is something to do with the port....just a thought? If anybody has any ideas....Thanks!
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It *seems* to me like a limitation with their software. The fact that you can't even use the files outside of google drive/docs despite them being there indicates that either the files are encrypted, or in some other non-standard format. Uploading probably doesn't work because the file you put there are in the wrong format for the software to use them.

I switched back to Dropbox (which I never REALLY left) because of this. As a way to move files to your phone (like .zips to flash), Google drive falls short.

BK553 said:
I switched back to Dropbox (which I never REALLY left) because of this. As a way to move files to your phone (like .zips to flash), Google drive falls short.
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Send them clear, direct feedback. Maybe they'll change it. After all, the product was just launched

Same here. I suspect G will change over time .
BK553 said:
I switched back to Dropbox (which I never REALLY left) because of this. As a way to move files to your phone (like .zips to flash), Google drive falls short.
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Glad to see this thread. First thing I did was try to copy a file to my SD Card from Gdrive. Just keeps trying to open them. Only option I had was send to Dropbox from Gdrive and export from there. Kind of a waste of time.
Just wait and see what features they add on. Its still very early.

Is your phone rooted? Using ES file explorer, and having the "up to root" toggle enabled, if I went to the root directory /mnt/sdcard/download directory all of the 4 files I synced with google drive were able to be copied using ES file explorer without any problem at all.
It's a bit annoying, but for now it works for me!

Cirkustanz said:
Is your phone rooted? Using ES file explorer, and having the "up to root" toggle enabled, if I went to the root directory /mnt/sdcard/download directory all of the 4 files I synced with google drive were able to be copied using ES file explorer without any problem at all.
It's a bit annoying, but for now it works for me!
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I could copy them no problem. The problem is, copied or not, they're unviewable.

Are you sure you are looking in the folder I mentioned, or are you looking in the folder that does not require root access? There is a link to those files in the directory that doesn't require root but even the thumbnail doesn't appear there.
Shrug, I pulled photos and a pc executable from that folder and copied it onto my SD card using the move option in ES file explorer which allowed me to email them to a friend.

How to enable Google Driver on my phone ?, i have download from Google Play but it's display not available in my country, hmm

When I went to the drive.google site after I installed the PC application it gave me a url to download the mobile app. I made sure "install non-market applications" was selected in my phone settings, opened up that site in my phone's browser, and installed it.

So I seem to have managed to get files from google drive onto my phone and tablet. I use an app called officesuite pro. I've got it on my prim and sgs2. It is a paid app but it connects to remote servers, google docs(drive), dropbox etc. If you access your files through there, you can copy the file, doc, zip whatever is on your google drive, and paste it to a local drive. All intact and usable.

This is crazy. As soon as my Drive was ready I transferred all my DB files to it thinking I'm all Google, so lets use it! Yeah, I can't access any of my files. With DB I could just long press a name, and download. Guess it's back to DB until Drive can do it too. Nice otherwise.

Cirkustanz said:
Are you sure you are looking in the folder I mentioned, or are you looking in the folder that does not require root access? There is a link to those files in the directory that doesn't require root but even the thumbnail doesn't appear there.
Shrug, I pulled photos and a pc executable from that folder and copied it onto my SD card using the move option in ES file explorer which allowed me to email them to a friend.
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The folder you said was:
/mnt/sdcard/download , right?
I have the folder ( with a capital "D" though), except there are none of the files I made offline with drive in it.
stevemacer said:
So I seem to have managed to get files from google drive onto my phone and tablet. I use an app called officesuite pro. I've got it on my prim and sgs2. It is a paid app but it connects to remote servers, google docs(drive), dropbox etc. If you access your files through there, you can copy the file, doc, zip whatever is on your google drive, and paste it to a local drive. All intact and usable.
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Thanks for the tip. Still, might shame to have to jump through such hoops. The other question is: does it work with non-doc files?

BK553 said:
I switched back to Dropbox (which I never REALLY left) because of this. As a way to move files to your phone (like .zips to flash), Google drive falls short.
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same here. disappointing. but i hope they will change it in the future.

Yeah, it works with any type of file, I used it to download a zip. You can do it with jpegs too but you have to make it show unsupported files. Also, another way, probably easier is to log into google drive through your browser, you can download direct from there i've noticed. Just click on the file and it should give you the option to dl. Shame they haven't put this in the app.

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Yeah, it works with any type of file, I used it to download a zip. You can do it with jpegs too but you have to make it show unsupported files. Also, another way, probably easier is to log into google drive through your browser, you can download direct from there i've noticed. Just click on the file and it should give you the option to dl. Shame they haven't put this in the app.
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Funny I was just trying this. It does work, but it renames the file to some long weird label. Have you found a way to keep it the same name?

To be honest, i've not really tried it through the browser but when I download it through officesuite pro, it retains the original file name.

How to save your Google Drive files to SD

[Originally posted in a Q&A forum.]
I see this a lot when I'm talking to folks about Google Drive, and Google hasn't been very forthcoming about it's plans to allow exporting in the phone app. I don't know if they just forgot to implement such a feature (which would be an egregious error on their part), or if they're just worried about copyright infringement and such. Google Drive has the potential to be much cheaper, easier to use, more integrated, and more flexible than any of the competition.
METHOD 1
The easiest, safest, and most reliable way: Use Cloud2SD. It can be found at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hexxus.cloudtosd . This app used to be known as "Google Drive Download", however it was removed by Google for copyright reasons. Fair enough.
Once you've installed the app, go into Google Drive, long-press the file you want to save, click "Send", then hit "Download". That's it. Files are saved to your sdcard/Downloads directory. Pictures and such automatically appear in your gallery.
METHOD 2
If you're unwilling to spend 99 cents, then you can ALSO get access to your files the following way:
1.) Go into your Google Drive app, go into the Settings menu, and uncheck "enable encryption"
^ If you do not uncheck this, you will be able to navigate to the files in step 3 but you will be unable to view them unfortunately
2.) Click the small detail button (it looks like a triangle inside of a circle) on the right hand side of the file you want to "save". Check the mark that says "available offline"
^ If you do not do this, then the files will not appear in the folders @ step 3.
3.) Navigate to /mnt/sdcard/Android/Data/com.google.android.apps.docs/files/pinned_docs_Files_do_not_edit/"random numbers here"/etc
^ There will usually be multiple folders with random gibberish for names, and Android will continue to make them. This is a big hassle because it was never meant to be convenient. It's essentially a cache so you can view your files IN Google Drive even while offline.
NOTE: Pictures do NOT usually automatically appear in your gallery when "saved" using method 2. You have to keep telling gallery where to look. Each time a new gibberish folder is generated, you have to tell gallery to look there as well.
And that's it. Enjoy using your super cheap cloud storage plan from Google

ES File Explorer can also let you download your files. Google Drive can be so dumb...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
Just choose NET from the dropdown and add your account

[Exclusive] Unreleased Gmail 4.2 APK With Pinch-To-Zoom

The Gmail 4.2 APK is signed by Google, but with a different key than the one in the Play Store (we checked the signatures - they differ). One is probably the test key and the other the production key. For this reason, you can't simply install it as an update and therefore need to be rooted with the ability to mount the /system directory for writing in order to remove the existing Gmail APK.
OK, let's get down to it. You'll probably need ADB installed on your computer (here's an easy way that doesn't require downloading the Android SDK). There is a chance that this might work without ADB by just removing the APKs mentioned below and installing the new one, but it didn't seem to work reliably for everyone.
This should, though:
1. Download Gmail 4.2 from one of the mirrors above.
2. Rename it to Gmail2.apk.
3. Make a Nandroid backup in case something goes wrong (this is always a good thing to do before messing with your device).
4. Delete (or move if you want to save the APKs) all other versions of Gmail. Usually there are 2 or 3 copies. One will be in /system/app (that's the original Gmail that was pre-installed on the device) and there may be a few in /data/app (these are the updates installed from the Play Store). They'll be called "Gmail.apk," or "com.google.android.gm-[number].apk," An easy way to tell is to look for the Gmail icon.
5. You may need to delete the .odex files matching the APKs in step 4 too, if you have them. Neither I nor Artem had to do this, but there are many different ROMs out there, and we're trying to cover all bases. Ignore this step and only come back to it if something doesn't work later.
6. Reboot. Once you do, you should have no Gmail as far as Android is concerned.
7. You can try to install the Gmail 4.2 APK you downloaded at this point by tapping it in your favorite file explorer (move the APK to your device first, of course). If that doesn't work, or if you prefer ADB, fire up a command line and type adb install Gmail2.apk.
If you get an error message, you probably didn't delete all copies of Gmail. If you don't feel like playing with ADB for Step 7, I've also gotten it to work by just copying the APK to /data/app, but that's not as fool proof as "ADB install".
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...ed-gmail-4-2-apk-with-pinch-to-zoom-and-more/

Thanks. I like the gmail interface and haven't found much need for pinch-to-zoom.
But the swype sideways on a message to delete or archive (as shown in the video) looks handy.
I assume this will eventually be available via normal Google Play update process (?)

electricpete1 said:
Thanks. I like the gmail interface and haven't found much need for pinch-to-zoom.
But the swype sideways on a message to delete or archive (as shown in the video) looks handy.
I assume this will eventually be available via normal Google Play update process (?)
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Probably closer to the end of the month.

I think it is unaccessible at the moment due to the leakage of google and getting proper permissions

GoSooners345 said:
I think it is unaccessible at the moment due to the leakage of google and getting proper permissions
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Umm, just to clarify, Google asked Android Police to take down the mirrors because AP does not have distribution rights.

Installed using root explorer method. Works pretty good.
Love the pinch zoom function. The swipe to delete is pretty cool.. similar to the notification bar
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Sugarsync is going paid: share your alternative

Well, as of 60 days form now, free sugarsync accounts will be forced to be paid, and we have 6 days to take advantage of a special 19$ for the first year / 75$ per year after that for 60 gb.... For anyone who has used the sugarsync app on android, you know that most bugs that did not render the app unusable, and many fairly basic feature requests were ignored over the past two years (see the whole syncing to SD card debacle). I get that the idea is more money - less free-loaders = better service, but there is no way that I will pay before they can prove they can provide a solid service. So.... Let's share our alternatives for those who need to rework their file syncing setup!
In the last 3 hours since I got my sugarsync ultimatum, I have found 3 possibilities (one that works great, and two that I have not fully tested yet).
1- (works great! better than sugarsync)
-Use google drive (15GB minimum if you haven't gotten some bonus of some kind over the years for being early adopters)
-This allows you to use drive sync on desktops
-You can then use Foldersync to sync on your android device
2-
Goodsync. This is paid software, but I prefer one time payments for a system I control. This is more of a "sync when you need" setup, and won't do everything automatically for you on android (but it will on desktops), but allows for unlimited space because you use your computer's hard drive as your main source of data... down side, the goodsync android app is still a long way from being on par with the sugarsync or the foldersync apps
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Other services with folder sync (paid version if you want to use multiple accounts at once). I have not yet tried it with services other than google drive, but I do use a similar services on my desktop that consolidate cloud drives, so I don't see why it would not work on android. If the storage provider you want to use does not support syncing, the goodsync app for desktop connects to almost any online storage provider, so you can have a reliable way to sync to the cloud, and then foldersync does the equivalent job on your android device.
Once people have added their alternatives, I will create a poll so fellow users can see the favorite solutions at a glance.
Cheers!
Uninstalling SugarSync tonight!

you can try Google drive or dropbox

pidjong said:
you can try Google drive or dropbox
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problem with google drive android app is that you have to manually sync each file, which is not so good if your goal is to have important files accessible at all times. I am quite happy with the drive + foldersync app though.
How is dropbox as far as selective folder syncing?

I'm getting to learn more and more about Dropbox since it came with a generous bonus storage on the Note 2 -if only for 2 years or so.
Also I read about Copy.com which comes with a 15gigs free + 5gig referral bonus (use the link in my sig if anyone wants both of us to benefit) though I'm not quite sure how well the sync'ing is so far. I think you can sync specific files but haven't fully tested it yet.
Mediafire is funny in that they are advertising their services anywhere there is new about Sugarsync giving up free plans but I haven't looked into them yet.
I'm also open to see what other people are using.

I've been using dropbox for a few years and upgraded to business package for my company since a few months ago. It works great for us.

Dropbox + Dropsync
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does anyone else doing this find that dropsync has a hard time keeping large folders up to date? For my biggest one it takes nearly 40 minutes to confirm that nothing has changed.

i'm using Google Drive and Dropbox

I'll be moving to Dropbox and Google drive for things like documents, temporary storage of photos, titanium backups, etc. I've started using Crashplan for backing up my very large photo and video archive.
Sugarsync was nice, but as someone who's heavily promoted them and have dozens of referrals to my name, I feel betrayed that they would do this, even as a paying costumer who uses free accounts for my daughter and wife.
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gc84245 said:
Dropbox + Dropsync
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Check out Folder Sync, I was going to buy Dropsync but Folder Sync seems more versatile and cheaper.

I've moved to Copy
I've moved to Copy with it's 20GB free file sync & sharing with this referral link. It's like dropbox but with 10x more free storage. It has a single folder like Dropbox. I've used junction.exe from sysinternals to map from some of my existing folder locations to the Copy folder.
I particularly like that it has a feature that was missing in Sugarsync and that is 'view only' sharing.
Cheers,
Mark

Go for Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, Dev-st(devloper host) & many more are there
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@marky1124
Thanks for the tip, I didin't know Copy.
I just had a look at it and it seems promising but I have one question. Does it automatically sync any folder you choose or only photos and videos?
From the description on the play store it seems only photos and videos are automatically synced....
Thanks,
Soda
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I've moved to Copy with it's 20GB free file sync & sharing with this referral link. It's like dropbox but with 10x more free storage. It has a single folder like Dropbox. I've used junction.exe from sysinternals to map from some of my existing folder locations to the Copy folder.
I particularly like that it has a feature that was missing in Sugarsync and that is 'view only' sharing.
Cheers,
Mark
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Soda_47 said:
@marky1124
Thanks for the tip, I didin't know Copy.
I just had a look at it and it seems promising but I have one question. Does it automatically sync any folder you choose or only photos and videos?
From the description on the play store it seems only photos and videos are automatically synced....
Thanks,
Soda
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Hi Soda,
I started out using Copy on PC first, I placed a few files in my Copy directory on my PC. When I installed the Copy app on my Android phone it automatically copied all of my files onto my Phone. So it by default sync'd all my files between my PC and my phone. In the app settings you can tick an option called 'PhotoCopy' which then automatically copies all new photos taken on your phone into your Copy folder and sync's them to the cloud (by default it does this only on wifi connectivity).
I hope this helps,
All the best,
Cheers,
Mark

I'm still looking at alternatives. The option to sync any folder and choose with whom to share it was the best thing from Sugarsync service.
From what I read only 3 other companies give the same option directly:
Bitcasa
Tresorit
Wuala
Anyone uses/used one of these services?

I use Dropbox, however I combine it with FolderSync on Android together with "App Backup & Restore" so that my newly installed apps can be synced to Dropbox right away. I recommend this combination.

@marky1124
Thanks for the reply, it's what I wanted to know .
@Karsa
I will look into the alternatives and give a feedback. But for now, I'm using Foldersync with Skydrive.

Although I'm really sorry to see SugarSync go, I believe Dropbox is the best alternative way to go.

Can't Save Office Documents to Google Drive

In my Note9 and many previous phones I have backed up my Excel or word documents to Google drive by choosing save as >browse>google drive > My drive > save
It works great and is easier and quicker than saving to phone storage then opening google drive then upload then find the document then choosing it
I can still upload files using the second less satisfactory method but when I choose the first easier method I get a message in office unable to copy file try again later . When I look in drive the document is there but details reveal 0 bytes and if course it won't open
I have tried clearing cache of Word Excel One Drive and Google Drive. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Google drive but keep getting the same error
Any suggestions to be able to save office documents to google drive without the error? All apps mentioned are latest versions. All have permissions checked.
I would really appreciate your help.

Same issue in my LG V20 weird.

Interesting. Just tried it, and my Google drive will just freeze
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Interesting. Just tried it, and my Google drive will just freeze
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I hope someone figures out the issue.

Can anyone still save an open excel file directly to google drive rather than save to phone then upload to google drive?

Really nobody will try this for me?