Backup/Export to Google Drive Failing

[Michael Mulvaney]

As a matter of course, whenever I develop a new set, I export a copy from my tablet to a dedicated folder in my Google Drive account. I also do a full backup whenever I add new songs and that also goes to a specific folder in Google Drive. I've been doing this as long as I've been an OpenSong user. The last two times I've created sets in the last 10 days (with new songs in the database) I performed the Set Export and Song Backup functions but nothing ever arrived in Google Drive and I received no error messages of any kind.

I have a workaround - I perform the Set Export and Song Backup functions but I specify a local folder on my tablet. Then I use my file management app to transfer the files to Google Drive. This works. And based on a rather cursory inspection of the files created this way, they seem to be in order.

Other than the problem with getting my backups into Google Drive, OpenSong is performing in all ways as expected.

My tablet is a Lenovo Tab M9 running Android 13. It will receive no more O/S updates.

Have I missed information on any changes that might be causeing this? What's up?

Thanks! Mike

[Gareth Evans]

Hi Mike,

I know Google Drive has changed the way that it requires file permissions from apps that share files with it.  I've added some code to try to fix that and it seems to work for me.  Also, make sure that Google Drive settings are not waiting for a WiFi connection before uploading, especially if you are not connected to WiFi when using OpenSongApp to export to Google Drive.

Expect this in v6.6.4 later this week

Gareth

[Michael Mulvaney]

Gareth,

Sorry for the long delay in responding, there's been some family stuff I've had to attend to over the last several weeks.

Re: Backup/Export to Google Drive Failing - I tried again yesterday evening and for me it is still exhibiting the same behaviour when I attempt to export a set or backup the database - no error message, no file transfer. I was at home when I did it, and the tablet was on my home wifi network showing strong signal. FYI - I am on 6.7.4

I still have my workaround and  it isn't much additional "work" considering I typically only do set backups once a week and song backups whenever I have new songs. Please don't feel that you have to spend much time on this if you are working on higher priority items. I appreciate the work that you've done to make such a useful tool!

Mike