Moving Files from Google Drive to Lab Machine Storage

Given the recent update on Google Drive (Lionmail) quota, here is an instruction on how to move your files to lab machine storage.

Log onto the lab machine and go to the directory where your cloned files will be.

  1. Install rclone

    Since we don’t have sudo access, use this bash script: https://gist.github.com/wheatdog/05cc483ed37dc4c1e283b49f56c2aa1b .

  2. Set up rclone

    Follow instructions on how to set up and use rclone: https://snapshooter.com/learn/linux/install-and-use-rclone .

    There’s a step for Google login that requires forwarding a port on the lab machine to a local port: 

    ssh -L 8081:127.0.0.1:53682 [LOGIN_NAME]@kedi.cs.columbia.edu

  3. Manage File Access

    Change the access for all the files you cloned so that all lab members are able to access them.

    chmod -R 775 /path/to/directory

Lab Machine Storage Locations