Google Drive Sync Script

This script backs up files from a local directory to a specific folder in your Google Drive using the Google Drive API v3.

Setup

1. Google Cloud Console:

   • Create a project at Google Cloud Console.
   • Enable the Google Drive API.
   • Go to OAuth consent screen, set User Type to 'External', and add your email as a test user.
   • Go to Credentials, click 'Create Credentials' -> 'OAuth client ID'.
   • Select 'Desktop app', name it, and download the JSON file.
   • Rename the downloaded file to credentials.json and place it in this project folder.

2. Installation:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Place files you want to back up inside a folder named backup_files (created automatically on first run).
2. Run the script:

   python sync.py

3. The first time you run it, a browser window will open for authentication. A token.json file will be created to store your session.

Features

• Automatically creates the destination folder on Drive.
• Checks if files already exist: updates existing files or uploads new ones.