pydrive-android-file-transfer

Python scripts for transferring files from an Android phone to Google Drive via PyDrive through Termux

backup-pydrive.py uploads all of the files in local_folder_path to a folder titled drive_folder_title that it creates on the Google Drive home page. It also (optionally, if enabled) moves the uploaded files to a different folder on the phone specified via final_folder_title.

Setup

Termux

• Download on Google Play Store.
• Setup access to local phone storage by executing termux-setup-storage.
  • See Termux Wiki for details.

Python

• Execute pkg install python.

PyDrive

• Execute pip install pydrive.

Google Drive OAuth

• Obtain a client_secrets.json file by following the instructions here.
• Add your Google Account as a test user by following the instructions here.

Running backup-pydrive.py

• Modify lines 5-8 of backup-pydrive.py appropriately:

local_folder_path = "/data/data/com.termux/files/home/storage/dcim/Camera" # folder from which to upload
drive_folder_title = "Camera" # new folder to upload to
relocate_uploaded_files = False # set to true if you want photos to be moved to a different location after upload
final_folder_title = "../camera-roll" # where photos are moved after being uploaded (if `relocate_uploaded_files` is True)

• Place the backup-pydrive.py script and the client_secrets.json in a desired location on the phone.
• Navigate to this location and execute python3 backup.py.