Google drive slow sync

Posts: 3 · Fishrabbit 27 Jan 2025, 05:06

Hey all,
Trying out FFS 14.0 64 bit. (free version) I keep trying to sync with google drive it starts relatively fast then slows down. Syncing 2GB took like 25+ minutes. On the Google drive app which I rather not use, it doesn't take nearly as long.
Screenshot is 6.85MB/s after which I went down to 2.80 MB/s.. (missed the screenshot).

In the end uploaded using the google drive app and then just checked with FFS. :/

Posts: 4195 · xCSxXenon 27 Jan 2025, 15:12

Monitor drive usage while syncing using Task Manager. If it is at 100%, it's a slow drive. If it isn't, it is a connection bottleneck that may or may not exist inside your control. Reboot network equipment and the computer, as always

Posts: 3 · Fishrabbit 27 Jan 2025, 21:00

Hi,
If that were the case, the google drive app would have the same speed, wouldn't it?

Posts: 4195 · xCSxXenon 27 Jan 2025, 22:06

Ah, I was thinking about an app on a mobile device, not the Google Drive Desktop Client program. With this in mind, it is probably Google artificially throttling API usage, as usual. This whole thread is pretty informative, but the most important part is linked directly:
viewtopic.php?t=11665#p45298

TLDR: No one knows why the API provided by Google randomly sucks sometimes, but they aren't inclined to address it

Posts: 3 · Fishrabbit 28 Jan 2025, 03:48

Ah wow. Definitely randomly throttles! Will keep at it. Thanks.