topic Re: Copying folders in Drive in Peer-Peer Topics

Copying folders in Drive

ewikstromSD — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 01:48:32 GMT

Can anyone think of a reason why you can only copy files but not folders in Drive? Folders can be moved, and they can be copied when using Drive for Windows. It’s frustrating not being able to do it in the browser after being able to copy folders in Windows for years.

Re: Copying folders in Drive

manuel_sanchez — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 18:33:32 GMT

We use Folgo and no problem.

Re: Copying folders in Drive

Kim_Nilsson — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:25:00 GMT

Why? Well... It was never possible.

However, there are plenty of tools that have been built for this, since it's not built-in.

Copy Folder, simple Web app. - This no longer works in accounts where API Access Control is blocking.

Folgo

GAMADV-XTD3 can, of course, do it.

(Updated post with links to the things I mentioned.)

Re: Copying folders in Drive

hanker — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:10:14 GMT

A very confusing feature omission.

I also use Copy Folder (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/copy-folder/kfbicpdhiofpicipfggljdhjokjblnhl) and Folgo, but I find Copy Folder a little easier to use.

Folgo has a strange UI for selecting folders that makes me always unsure if I have my selections done correctly.

*note Copy Folder is just a website, so click "Visit Website" on that Chrome store page to access the tool

Re: Copying folders in Drive

fiza — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:09:05 GMT

That link to Copy Folder shows it as being "No longer available"

Re: Copying folders in Drive

Kim_Nilsson — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:48:19 GMT

Yeah, it was always just a bookmark. Click the Visit website button.

I updated my initial post with links.

Re: Copying folders in Drive

ewikstromSD — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 22:57:51 GMT

I was able to use this: Copy Google Drive Folder

Re: Copying folders in Drive

ewikstromSD — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 22:59:17 GMT

I tried this, but when I gave it permission, it just went back to the website.

Re: Copying folders in Drive

Kim_Nilsson — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:54:09 GMT

Great!

Re: Copying folders in Drive

Kim_Nilsson — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:55:48 GMT

Really? It's been a while since I tested it, but IIRC it worked then.

Thanks for the update.

Re: Copying folders in Drive

James_Seymour — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 07:45:48 GMT

I used to use Copy Folder as it worked really well, but have changed to Folgo as it has more functions. And Copy Folder was last "Updated 1 September 2019" which I find worrying.

Re: Copying folders in Drive

Kim_Nilsson — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:42:49 GMT

The old Copy Folder web app works for accounts where API Access Control isn't blocking unknown access (tested with my gmail-account), but can actually not be added as an allowed service, because it seems to no longer be published.

The one linked by @ewikstromSD can be allowed in API Access Control.

Copy Google Drive Folder

client_id: 254158829526-1d1jb2of8ldpvs78e62vbp50kf05gqp4.apps.googleusercontent.com

I have reported an issue for the old web app (which I think is a lot nicer looking and advanced). If you want you can comment in the thread to let Eric know that we'd love for it to work.