Automated Google Drive Management and CSV Export

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📅 2025-03-03 — Session: Automated Google Drive Management and CSV Export

🕒 00:05–23:50
🏷️ Labels: Google Drive, Automation, Python, CSV, API
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal: The session aimed to enhance document management and automation processes using Google Drive API and related tools.

Key Activities:

  1. Document Title Refinement: Improved clarity and organization for 30 documents by refining titles and categories.
  2. Google Drive API Automation: Developed Python scripts to manage root-level files and retrieve parent folder names, especially in shared drives.
  3. Directory Tree Export: Utilized gdrive4 to export Google Drive directory trees, converting them to path mappings.
  4. Troubleshooting DNS Errors: Diagnosed and resolved DNS resolution errors affecting Google Drive functionality.
  5. gdrive and rclone Configuration: Configured gdrive CLI and rclone for Google Drive access using service accounts.
  6. CSV Export: Automated the extraction of Google Drive structures into CSV format using Python and rclone.

Achievements:

  • Successfully refined document titles and categories for better organization.
  • Developed robust scripts for managing Google Drive files and exporting directory trees.
  • Configured CLI tools for secure access to Google Drive.
  • Automated CSV generation from Google Drive data, ensuring accurate data extraction.

Pending Tasks:

  • Further testing and optimization of the Google Drive automation scripts.
  • Implementation of additional error handling in CSV generation scripts to prevent empty outputs.

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