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.

Linux file sync software