Check GDrive Files

Node.js script to check if files in a given directory are found or not on the authenticated Google Drive.

The script has been written for a personal need as I was changing backup strategy from Amazon Drive to Google Drive and was unsure of what files I had alredy uploaded and to check for duplicates.

How it works

This script uses the googleapis npm package to authenticate the user to their GDrive account and execute queries against it.

The input is either a file or a directory. In case of directories, they will scanned recursively.

Based on the usage of the options The script will either:

• output the list of files in 2 files (found.txt / not_found.txt) or
• copy the local files into 2 separate directories (found / not_found)

During authentication the script will generate the token.json file that will be used for future executions to avoid re-authenticating.

The script uses a throttle of 200ms to avoid exceeding the rate limits.

How to use

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/NicolaFerracin/check-gdrive-files.git

Install dependencies

cd ./check-gdrive-files && npm i

(Optional) Replace credentials.json

The credentials.json file contains the information of the application that will be used to access your Google Drive data. You can either leave the default credentials (taken from here) or you can create your own app and credentials using the Google Developer Console.

Run the script

node ./src/ <path-to-file-or-dir> <options>

Options

The only option at the moment is --dry-run:

• running the script with --dry-run will create 2 files (found.txt and not_found.txt) with a list of the files per category.
• running the script without --dry-run will create 2 directories (found and not_found) that will be populated with the copy of the files scanned.