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overGrive

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overGrive is a complete Google Drive desktop client solution for Linux

overGrive on Ubuntu

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Country of Origin

  • ZA flagSouth Africa

Platforms

  • Linux  Supported Linux Distributions : Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Raspbian, CentOS, Fedora, openSUSE and Arch Linux
1.6 / 5 Avg rating (5)
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Features

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  1.  Cloud Sync
  2.  Automatic Backup
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  Sync with Google Drive
  5.  File Sync

 Tags

  • google-docs
  • google-drive-client
  • google-drive
  • google-docs-convert

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overGrive information

  • Developed by

    ZA flagThe Fan Club
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Commercial product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 1.6
  • Alternatives

    26 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Backup & Sync

Our users have written 5 comments and reviews about overGrive, and it has gotten 5 likes

overGrive was added to AlternativeTo by thefanclubcoza on Jul 9, 2015 and this page was last updated Mar 12, 2019.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
wolfbaginski
May 21, 2018
1

If there is a weakness with overgrive it is that it feels a little too dormant a product. It sits there working, but every time a new version of the Linux you use comes out you look at the website, and wonder what will happen if the code turns out to need a tweak.

So far, nothing bad has happened, but this week I had to dig out the activation code from my records, and also check whether I had a current version. Worst case, I would have to go back to using the web interface. After all the fuss there has been about flaws in the x86 chips, and long-term misunderstandings by developers, in the first half of 2018, the current version (and the website) feel a little too old.

But it keeps on working. The cost of the licence is so low that I could spend more money on beer without falling over. It's just that I have that uncertainty about the long term. At least you can try it out.

Top Negative Comment
J J
Mar 16, 2020
1

As noted in all the other reviews, the software is unstable and with each OS update, it requires the user reconfigure its permissions, etc. The apparent owner, "Christiaan," is rude at best. Note his last response to an email inquiry when overGrive yet again completely stopped working:

Check your old emails - all seven of them - asking the same question - STOP ! after three years and 7 emails - come on -

Yeah, Christiaan, come on. I deleted the app and will find another, hopefully one that is stable and one that comes with actual customer service.

fabien-crepin
Apr 5, 2024
0

Not working from a day to the day after, owner "Christiaan" relying on FAQ to answer... Prefer real working software, overgrive is useless.

Guest
Sep 19, 2021
0

I tested overGrive by uploading a folder to my Google drive containing a few files and one sub folder also containing a few files; total size 1.1 Mb. At first all went well, so I made small modifications to 3 files, and found it updated 2 of them but left the 3rd untouched. I tried making a more major change to the 3rd file but it still didn't update it. Later in the day I found it had copied the original folder to my drive again, as a sub folder of the folder it had copied to the drive originally. Deleting the extra folder resulted in it being copied again. I tried restarting overGrive, only to find it was no longer connected to my Google drive and wanted me to jump through all the hoops again to get connected. So much for overGrive.

Adam Norman
Mar 3, 2020
1

If it doesn't work, you're on your own. There is no documentation and no forum. If you email support, you'll get a rude response. Mine was

read the instructions provided That was the whole response. No documentation provided. No capitals, no punctutation, not even a "Hello".

What is overGrive?

overGrive is a complete Google Drive icon Google Drive desktop client solution for Linux

  • Auto Sync Google Drive to your computer
  • Auto Sync Local Files to Google Drive
  • Select Google Drive Folder
  • Select Google Drive Folders to Sync
  • Convert Google Docs to Office File Formats for offline editing
  • Convert Office Files back to Google Docs formats
  • Sync Multiple Accounts