Remote Files, Google Drive, Error "The specified device is invalid"

[EricN]

You are not alone. I have attempted to get Remote Files to work on and off since April 2023. Using Google as a test, keep getting “Specified Device is Not Valid” error. I was able to get Remote Files to work a few years back, albeit very slow and non-intuitive.

I have recently decided to get back onto this topic. I utilize Ubuntu (version 22 presently) with the 7.3 version of LibreOffice.

Without any interaction with the developers as of yet, I can imagine this is a case of one-step forward and two-steps back. Third-party storage sites have soared in use in the past ten years, with attending security issues. The remote storage applications I have used at the enterprise level usually involve an elaborate exchange of keys for the user, the device and the session. My guess is that this evolving standard has been a challenge for the open source community to keep up with.

[larrybradley1]

Have you tried FreeFileSync? I doubt that TDF will ever provide anything comparable to FFS.

[EricN]

Looked it up and it does look promising. But I typically use remote files in collaborative projects. Not necessarily syncing entire folders. From your experience with FreeFileSync, is it possible to use it to link to a specific Google Drive via a single folder on my local system?

[omendezmorales]

Thanks for the recommendation, @larrybradley1 . So can I assume still on 2024-08-13T19:52:00Z this is a unsolved problem by the ODF? It’s a pity, as it would make things easier. I would suggest to remove this option from the LibreOffice User interface.

[solargon]

on the problem of connecting Google Account with 2FA on Libre Office 24.2.1 on Windows 11. Google replies with Error 400: invalid_request.
— Quoted text from google page—
Access blocked: LibreOffice’s request is invalid for
xxx@gmail.com

You can’t sign in because LibreOffice sent an invalid request. You can try again later, or contact the developer about this issue. Learn more about this error support.google.com accounts answer 12379384

If you are a developer of LibreOffice, see error details.

Doing so google search i read the following article saying that google upgraded its infrastructure and does not support legacy 3rd party apps using the oAuth v2.0
support google com accounts answer 12379384

I think that Libre Office developers must update the code using the latest authentication method that Google supports.