Syncing Using Google Drive

[CR Bridges]

Hi Gareth et al. After years of using OpenSong on my tablet (thank you!), I got off my butt and decided to start using the desktop app to edit songs, and to two-way sync to and from my desktop to both of my android devices.

I have downloaded and installed:

• The OpenSong desktop app
• The Google Drive desktop app
• OpenSong on both of my android devices
• Drivesync on both of my android devices

I'm struggling with a few things. First, can I use mirroring instead of streaming on the Google Drive desktop app? I think I'd prefer mirroring, so that I have files actually on my desktop hard drive in addition to the cloud.

My real issue is what folders to point to. What I'm hoping for is that someone can recommend what folder these various apps should point to. Should the OpenSong desktop app file storage point to the folder in My Drive, or to the storage folder on my hard drive? And then what remote folder should I have Drivesync pointing to on each of my android devices? Gareth, or anyone else knowledgeable with this, can you point me to or give me a recommended storage path or structure for this entire two-way process of syncing? Any assistance greatly appreciated.

[CR Bridges]

I should add that I originally had everything syncing correctly from the desktop app to my android devices. But it's when I read the statement at the bottom of https://www.opensongapp.com/user-manual/storage/synchronise-storage that I realized I needed the desktop Google Drive app to have true two-way abilities. And that's when things got a little confusing for me, in terms of folder locations, particularly if I wanted to mirror instead of stream.

[Gareth Evans]

Hi,

I use a desktop PC with the Google Drive app and sync directly between the desktop OpenSong application and my Google Drive.  From OpenSong, I have set the storage to my Google Drive directly.  That means when I edit songs using my desktop, the Google Drive content is updated automatically.  My Android devices, using DriveSync, then get these changes with a simple sync (and then rebuilding the song index when opening).  This is the normal and recommended method.

This is my settings on my desktop version of OpenSong

On my Android device, I have DriveSync synced folders set to:

I'm not 100% sure what you mean by streaming or mirroring though.  If you mean having your desktop files offline.  It is possible - there is nothing stopping you from selecting a 'local' location on your desktop to save your OpenSong files.  If you do this, you would need to copy the folder (or individual files) from your local storage to your Google My Drive (or OpenSong folder) manually if you update on the desktop.  You would still need to use DriveSync on the Android devices to pull in the changes and then rebuild the song index on starting.  If you update any files on your Android device, you would have to wait for DriveSync to upload the changes to your Google Drive, then download these updated files from your Google Drive and then manually paste them into your local OpenSong folder to be able to see the changes in the desktop application.  I'm not sure why you'd rather this, but it is possible.

Gareth

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[CR Bridges]

Gareth, thank you for this. For simplicity and so I can follow your example, I will go with streaming. I will follow your example and report back to you. But if you're wondering what I'm talking about in terms of streaming or mirroring, here is an excerpt from Google:

Stream & mirror files with Drive for desktop

Use mirroring and streaming to sync your files in Drive for desktop.

• As long as you have a reliable internet connection, most users choose streaming as a way to work with their Google Drive files on their computer. Files are primarily stored in the cloud, but will be made available offline when accessed.
• With mirroring, choose where you want your My Drive files to appear on your local device, or back up local files to the cloud. Mirrored files will always be stored on your computer and in the cloud. They are always available offline.

Changes you make to your streamed or mirrored files on one device reflect everywhere. In both cases, the Drive for desktop app still allows you to browse all of your files and folders in Google Drive on your desktop.

Your can read more here: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/13401938?hl=en

Again, I'll try to follow your example and report back. Thank you again.

[Gareth Evans]

Ah, that makes sense.  In that case, I have my Google Drive desktop app running as mirroring.  That's what DriveSync does for your Android devices too.  This means the app works without an internet connection, but will synchronise when you do.

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[CR Bridges]

Success using as streaming. This means I am not saving an updated file on my desktop, but in My Drive instead. I can always periodically copy the entire folder from My Drive to a location on my hard drive, as a back up. Anyhow, working perfectly in two directions at this point. Thanks, Gareth. For this info, and for OpenSong.

[Gareth Evans]

Glad you've got it working!!

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