prasmussen
Getting error `Root directoy is not empty, the initial sync requires an empty directory`
I am trying to sync a local directory with a non-empty directory on Drive.
I am executing the following command for doing so:
gdrive sync upload /path/to/local/dir <drive-directory-id>
but am getting the error Root directoy is not empty, the initial sync requires an empty directory (there's a typo in it by the way).
Is there any workaround for this? I don't want to re-upload multiple GB's of data.
The same problem here. Also because of this error, a folder can not proper shared with other developers. As if I create a folder on drive synced, the other developer in my team can not use sync function to edit the folder anymore.
+1, the same problem. Sync upload should be continue what the GUI created. Re-index of data by gdrive should be normal.
+1, the same problem. Why does sync upload need an empty directory in the first place? No rationale given for this in the source.
+1, the same problem. I uploaded many gigabytes of data into a folder on Google Drive and then wanted to sync new files after they were added to the local folder, but I got this error.
I found a manual workaround, create the new directory via gdrive mkdir, then move/rename the directory to desired location and try the sync upload again. It worked it for me.
+1, the same problem.
This is just a major design failure, right?
What's the point of syncing if you can only sync into an empty directoy [sic]?
Stupid as it is, @transbetty's workaround works. Create an empty dummy directory, start syncing, then immediately move everything from the original directory into the dummy, and rename the dummy to the original.
Very easy. Ext: My local path: /home/data/movie Now, I login my GDrive and make new folder home, access home and make folder data, access data and make folder movie, and copy GDrive ID folder move => new path GDrive: /home/data/movie Finally, i use command line start sync local -> GDrive
./gdrive -c gdrive-config sync upload /home/data/movie [ID folder movie]
Good luck!
Stupid as it is, @transbetty's workaround works. Create an empty dummy directory, start syncing, then immediately move everything from the original directory into the dummy, and rename the dummy to the original.
I dont understand. That feels like gdrive upload -r (recursively) to a new dummy directory and then rename the dummy folder to the original folder... That will take the time of uploading an entire folder to gdrive..
