Unlike Windows or macOS, your Google Drive files are not downloaded and stored locally in Ubuntu. You must have an active internet connection to access your account. To add local files to your Google Drive account, copy the files to your mounted Google Drive folder in Nautilus.

How do I use Google Drive on Ubuntu?

Installation

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Add the necessary PPA with the command sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alessandro-strada/ppa.
3. When prompted, type your sudo password and hit Enter.
4. Update app with the command sudo apt-get update.
5. Install the software by issuing the command sudo apt-get install google-drive-ocamlfuse.

2 июн. 2016 г.

Can I use Google Drive on Linux?

Brief: While Google Drive is not officially available for Linux, here are tools to help you use Google Drive in Linux. Google Drive is an integral part of the Google ecosystem. It offers 15 GB of free storage which is shared across your Gmail account, Google Photos, various Google and Android services.