Synching projects across machines with Google Drive?

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I know in the past, like some years ago, I tried syncing projects across varioius machines with Google Drive and had issues with projects getting corrupted. So, I went back to Dropbox, with which I’ve never had an issue. But. Dropbox is getting more and more expensive, and I get a chunk of Drive space with my subscription to Gemini, their AI engine, so I’m considering moving back.

Is anyone doing this over Drive? If so, any issues?

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i quote myself!

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I have done it for years. And I mean YEARS! For sure at least ten years, maybe 15 years now. I sync across three machines about 10bg of projects. Typically about 40-50 clients and about 10-20 projects per client.

I’ve never had an issue with Dropbox syncing. Ever.

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Hi @TemplateRepo,

Until you do, and if you don’t have a recent backup when Dropbox decides to meddle in the project files, that’s gonna cause some hair pulling out of frustration.

I’ve never been in an accident. Yet, I still wear a seatbelt when I drive.

iCloud Drive remains safest, as Apple’s file system knows how to handle bundles (obviously).

Cheers,
Erwin

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Well of course I have other back ups! FFS I’ve been doing this for nearly 25 years! Why are you taking this off in the direction of backups when it’s about syncing across devices?

My experience has been Dropbox: Rock solid. iCloud: Total disaster. Google: Mixed. But, I’ve not tried iCloud or Google for a number of years, about five I guess now, so perhaps they’ve improved. That is the point of this post.

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I use iCloud for storing projects, and it’s been working fine for me!

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Thanks, but I’m not going back to iCloud, but I am interested in recent experiences with Google Drive.

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Sorry, not used Googly Drive in recent years, I’m sure someone here on the forum must be…

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That’s what I’m hoping for.

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Well, I’m “FFS” talking about backups because I help at least two people a month here on these forums with corrupted project files due to cloud storage, who do not have backups.

Sorry to have offended you - but I was only trying to help.

Cheers,
Erwin

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Not offended me, just trying to keep it on-topic.