How to speed up Google Drive uploads

Posts: 3 · coltrane5000 30 Nov 2023, 14:54

Hi! My Google Drive upload speed ranges from 300 bytes - 2.5KB per second.

I uploaded a 30MB file manually to Google Drive in about 2-3 seconds.

What can I do to speed up FreeFileSync Google Drive upload speed?

Posts: 3611 · xCSxXenon 30 Nov 2023, 17:20

It should be transferring at the same speed. Are you using FFS to transfer to GDrive directly or to a local copy that then syncs to GDrive via the program

Posts: 3 · coltrane5000 1 Dec 2023, 16:58

I'm uploading directly via the GDrive Connection feature within FFS.

Posts: 20 · Flowers4 4 Dec 2023, 05:27

What happens speed-wise when you use the Google Drive For Desktop software to copy/sync/backup the files.

Rather than having FFS create its own connection to the server, use the pre-existing connection that you have using the Google Drive software for Windows.

Posts: 3 · coltrane5000 6 Dec 2023, 14:49

Good idea. I'll try that in the future. FFS finished synchronizing after 3 days lol.