Google Drive Error

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 5 Apr 2022, 15:35

I have a batch job for 2-way-syncing between Google Drive and my external hard drive, but I am receiving this error when I run it. Does anyone know why? I can scan perfectly fine inside the app and it lists all of my files in Drive, so there's clearly no issues accessing my data.

Posts: 4867 · xCSxXenon 5 Apr 2022, 17:22

Are you running the task as SYSTEM? If so, try running without highest privileges.

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 5 Apr 2022, 17:25

No idea. I just double-clicked it in Finder.

Posts: 4867 · xCSxXenon 5 Apr 2022, 19:55

Oh I misunderstood. I assumed Task Scheduler in Windows when you said batch job. When you do it manually in FFS, are able to both compare and sync?

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 6 Apr 2022, 07:27

I’m on a Mac. I thought that was obvious by looking at the top left of the screenshot? I was going to schedule it using Automator, but I haven’t got that far yet because when I run it it doesn’t work.

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 6 Apr 2022, 07:41

I can scan perfectly fine inside the app Ryder Cragie, 05 Apr 2022, 15:35

Is this still the case? Technically it shouldn't matter if you double-click and run a ffs_batch or run manually from GUI.

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 6 Apr 2022, 07:42

Every time I run the batch file I get this error. Running from within the app works perfectly fine for scanning.

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 6 Apr 2022, 07:49

In this case it seems the config files are loaded from different locations. What location do you see when you open menu->preferences for "default log path"? And at which path are the logs for the batch job saved?

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 6 Apr 2022, 15:00

What do you want me to click on exactly? I don't see "menu -> preferences -> "default log path".

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 9 Apr 2022, 12:53

I’m still needing help with this please.

Posts: 4867 · xCSxXenon 10 Apr 2022, 14:25

He meant to type:
Tools -> Options -> Look for "Default Log Path"

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 10 Apr 2022, 14:27

I don’t see “Options”.

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 10 Apr 2022, 22:31

I found it. This is what I see.

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 11 Apr 2022, 07:59

And at which path are the logs for the batch job saved?

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 11 Apr 2022, 08:53

It says near the top.

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 11 Apr 2022, 09:23

It says near the top. Ryder Cragie, 11 Apr 2022, 08:53

What I meant was for you to manually navigate and locate the folder containing the log files via Finder, that contain the info about the error shown on the first screenshot of this thread..

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 11 Apr 2022, 10:02

Please see the screenshot below.

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 11 Apr 2022, 16:45

The config paths seem to be the same, but FFS doesn't seem to find the Google Drive database file, and there is no error about it. Let's dig a little deeper. With the following beta, what error message do you see now? https://www.mediafire.com/file/f0ki3xr427nru7x/FreeFileSync_11.19_beta_macOS.zip

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 11 Apr 2022, 16:51

I can't even add the Google Drive connection in the beta app.

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 11 Apr 2022, 16:54

When you manually navigate to /Users/rydercragie/Library/Application Support/FreeFileSync/GoogleDrive via Finder, what do you see?

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 11 Apr 2022, 16:55

An empty folder.

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 12 Apr 2022, 07:50

The question is why isn't the ryderspiders@gmail.com.db inside this folder. You said you have already added this connection earlier and were successful syncing via GUI? After exitting the app, the .db file should have been created.

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 12 Apr 2022, 09:45

Well, it wasn’t. 🙂

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 12 Apr 2022, 09:46

Just got this error on the forum as well.

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 12 Apr 2022, 18:07

Well, it wasn’t. 🙂 Ryder Cragie, 12 Apr 2022, 09:45

Is the following reproducible: Start FFS via GUI, connect with Google Drive, then exit and folder /Users/rydercragie/Library/Application Support/FreeFileSync/GoogleDrive is not populated?

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 12 Apr 2022, 18:15

Still nothing in the Google Drive folder after doing that.

Video: RyderCragie.com/FFS-Error.mp4

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 12 Apr 2022, 18:51

Still nothing in the Google Drive folder after doing that.

Video: RyderCragie.com/FFS-Error.mp4 Ryder Cragie, 12 Apr 2022, 18:15

Cool, thanks for the video!

The error is a side-effect of the hack in the beta that is supposed to show additional error details.

Can you retry the Google Drive connection steps with the regular FFS 11.18 and see if the .db file is created on app exit?

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 12 Apr 2022, 18:52

I deleted the original version. Should I reinstall it?

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 12 Apr 2022, 18:53

Just got this error on the forum as well. Ryder Cragie, 12 Apr 2022, 09:46

Awesome, two forum bugs, one triggered by the emoji! :)

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 12 Apr 2022, 18:53

I deleted the original version. Should I reinstall it? Ryder Cragie, 12 Apr 2022, 18:52

Sure.

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 12 Apr 2022, 18:56

Just got this error on the forum as well. Ryder Cragie, 12 Apr 2022, 09:46
Awesome, two forum bugs, one triggered by the emoji! :) Zenju, 12 Apr 2022, 18:53

What's the other bug?

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 12 Apr 2022, 19:05

Now it's just asking me to login to Google every time I run the batch job and I keep getting this error:

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 12 Apr 2022, 19:08

Let's do one step at a time, no need to start a sync yet. What is the result of viewtopic.php?t=9268#p33625

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 12 Apr 2022, 19:12

Wait. It is syncing. I'll come back if there are any more issues. Thanks for helping.

One more thing (not the Apple event lol), how can I sync OneDrive with my hard drive? Is this possible via FTP or SFTP?

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 12 Apr 2022, 19:33

I also want to have RealTimeSync automatically running these batch jobs 24/7, including as soon as I turn my Mac on. I don't want to ever do anything manually after I set it up.

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 13 Apr 2022, 12:07

Emojis show as UTF codes on the main page as well.

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 13 Apr 2022, 12:25

I've received a lot of emails of you saying "🙂 test" lol. Should've unsubscribed. 🤣

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 13 Apr 2022, 13:15

Emojis show as UTF codes on the main page as well. Ryder Cragie, 13 Apr 2022, 12:07

Indeed! Fixed! Thank you 🙂

Posts: 23 · Ryder Cragie 13 Apr 2022, 13:18

You said there were 2 forum bugs. What’s the other one?

Posts: 7506 · Zenju 13 Apr 2022, 13:34

The fact that the error wasn't logged, but shown to the forum user instead (with a plea to contact the admin, which most users won't do anyway). Although this is phpBB default behavior, I'm still considering it a bug. (Also fixed now).