> Yes, you've got the idea, my portable apps (including Firefox) are installed > into my Google Drive folder. The idea is, get a new machine, install Google > Drive, create a shortcut and I have all my apps. I like the idea... but I don't. There are a lot of PortlableApps that don't work well unless they can see an acutal drive letter, and most of them like to be in the root of the drive (i.e.: x:\PortableApps)
Here's an idea: Make robocopy script that does that sync. Use Google Drive as a backup (or Dropbox, or whatever) and viola. > I try not to use them simultaneously on different machines and I have to > pause the Google sync when I run FF portable, but it mostly worked OK until > I lost the bookmarks that were sync-ed thru Firefox. I can only assume there > was some sort of conflict. Pausing the sync? Sounds like that might be the reason you're getting issues. > The issue with the reappearing Trash in the online version also spooks me, > as its often the web version that causes the conflicts. Imagine if you pause the sync, then turn it back on... maybe that's why your "Re-syncing" your trash? --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:01:31 -0800 Subject: Re: Google Drive > Yes, you've got the idea, my portable apps (including Firefox) are installed > into my Google Drive folder. The idea is, get a new machine, install Google > Drive, create a shortcut and I have all my apps. > > I try not to use them simultaneously on different machines and I have to > pause the Google sync when I run FF portable, but it mostly worked OK until > I lost the bookmarks that were sync-ed thru Firefox. I can only assume there > was some sort of conflict. > > The issue with the reappearing Trash in the online version also spooks me, > as its often the web version that causes the conflicts. > > > Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email RELIABLY > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Matthew W. Ross" <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:40:19 > To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" > <[email protected]>Subject: Re: Google Drive > > I use Google Drive all the time, at least the online version. I have been > trying a lot of different "syncing" solutions as of late, as I also have > been using Dropbox and Cubby. > > I have the desktop client on my home PC, but it has not given me any > problems. It behaves a lot better than Dropbox for me, as Dropbox likes to > index every time I am forced to reboot, which seems to take an unusually > long time. > > The client at home I use to drop in PDFs of important mailers I get (Scan to > FTP, copy to Google Drive) so that I have is wherever I need them. > > Otherwise, it's a simple web-based word processor/spreadsheet/drawing tool > that works anywhere I go. > > ---- > > How are you trying to sync your Firefox bookmarks with Google drive? Are you > using the Portable Apps version of Firefox, and seeing the problems when you > are mixing the two together? (Very cool idea, BTW. I just wonder how syncing > would work if you had it open on multiple computers...) > > Doesn't Firefox now have a native bookmark syncing feature, much like Google > Chrome? > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James Rankin > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 > 03:37:57 -0800 > Subject: Google Drive > > > > Anyone else using Google Drive and think it is a bit rubbish in general? I > > regularly get sync failures, errors in the software, and if I go to the > > online version and try to empty the Trash folder, everything simply > > reappears as soon as I delete it. I've been using it with Portable Apps > and > > recently all my Firefox bookmarks just disappeared, so I am beginning to > > think it might not be really fit for purpose. > > > > Anyone else had similar issues, or got any feedback to report? > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > -- > > *James Rankin* > > Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) > > http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
