Full sync of a shared GDrive folder

olea · May 15, 2018, 5:16pm

Hi:

I have a heavily used GDrive shared folder. I’ve just realized all the resources I created ared synced to my computer but not my colleagues one’s. I want the full folder.

And yes, I’ve activated the «sync new children» checkbox.

I’m sure I’m mising something, on GDrive or Insync side, but don’t remember what.

Any indication, please?

Using 1.4.5 in Fedora Linux

mia · May 16, 2018, 8:17am

Hi @olea,

Were the files shared by your colleague added before or after you enabled sync new children?

olea · May 16, 2018, 8:44am

Before, I guess :-m

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mia · May 17, 2018, 4:47am

Hi @olea,

I see. So just to confirm, even after you’ve enabled the setting, any new file from your colleague does not get automatically synced?

olea · May 18, 2018, 5:24pm

Yes, now that works, but what I can’t figure out is how to download the previous files he created and now I can’t sync.

I didn’t tried to unsync and sync again the folder bc not sure if I could lost data.

mia · May 21, 2018, 5:49am

Hi @olea, just right-click the files he previously sent you and select “Sync”. A blue badge with arrows means syncing is in progress, whereas green checks mean sync is complete. Let me know if you’re still having trouble.