Google Drive Folder Uploader

A Python-based desktop application that allows you to upload folders and files to Google Drive while maintaining the folder structure and generating shareable links.

Features

• Upload entire folder structures to Google Drive
• Maintain original folder hierarchy
• Generate shareable links for all uploaded files
• Dark theme UI
• Progress tracking for uploads
• Concurrent file uploads using thread pools
• Automatic JSON export of file links

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• PySide6
• Google Drive API credentials

Python Dependencies

pip install google-api-python-client google-auth-httplib2 google-auth-oauthlib PySide6

Setup

1. Create a Google Cloud Project:

   • Go to Google Cloud Console
   • Create a new project
   • Enable the Google Drive API
   • Configure OAuth consent screen
   • Create OAuth 2.0 credentials
   • Download the credentials and save as credentials.json in the project directory

2. Place the files:

   • Ensure script.py and credentials.json are in the same directory
   • First run will generate token.json after authentication

Usage

1. Run the application:

   python script.py

2. Using the application:

   • Click "Select Folder to Upload" to choose a folder
   • The application will maintain the folder structure in Google Drive
   • Progress bar shows upload status
   • Uploaded files will be shared with "anyone with the link" access
   • Links are saved in uploaded_links.json after completion

Output

The application generates uploaded_links.json containing paths and shareable links:

{
    "folder1/file1.txt": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/...",
    "folder1/subfolder/file2.txt": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/..."
}

Directory Structure Example

Local folder structure before upload:

MyProject/
├── docs/
│   ├── requirements.txt
│   └── api/
│       └── spec.md
├── src/
│   ├── main.py
│   └── utils/
│       └── helper.py
└── README.md

Google Drive structure after upload:

MyProject/
├── docs/
│   ├── requirements.txt
│   └── api/
│       └── spec.md
├── src/
│   ├── main.py
│   └── utils/
│       └── helper.py
└── README.md

Generated uploaded_links.json:

{
    "docs/requirements.txt": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ABC...",
    "docs/api/spec.md": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/2DEF...",
    "src/main.py": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/3GHI...",
    "src/utils/helper.py": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/4JKL...",
    "README.md": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/5MNO..."
}

Notes

• The application uses threading for concurrent uploads (4 workers)
• Files are automatically set to be viewable by anyone with the link
• Progress is shown both with a progress bar and status messages
• The dark theme UI provides better visibility