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Google Drive + Dropbox Integrations

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Supported triggers and actions

What does this mean?
    • Drive

      The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.

    Trigger
    Scheduled
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    • Drive

      The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.

    • Folder

      Check a specific folder for new subfolders. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: new folders added to subfolders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap. Defaults to the top-level folder if none is picked.

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • FileRequired

      File to Copy

    • Convert to Document?

      If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.

    • File Name

      By default, we name the new copy as "Copy of {original file name}".

    • Drive

      The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.

    • Folder

      Folder to put the new copy into. Keep clicking to drill down into child folders. Defaults to the same folder as the source file's.

    Action
    Write
    • Drive

      The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.

    • Parent Folder

      Select where to create this new folder. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.

    • Folder NameRequired

    Action
    Write
    • Drive

      The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.

    • Folder

      Check a specific folder for new files. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: new files added to subfolders inside the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap. Defaults to the top-level folder if none is picked.

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • Drive

      The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.

    • Folder

      Check a specific folder for updated files. Keep clicking to go inside folders. Please note: files updated within 5 minutes after creation or located in subfolders of the folder you choose here will NOT trigger this Zap. Defaults to the top-level folder if none is picked.

    • Include Deleted

      Should this trigger also on files that are deleted?

    Trigger
    Scheduled
    Try It
    • Drive

      The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.

    • Folder

      Folder where to place file. Keep clicking the dropdown to go inside folders. Defaults to the top-level folder if left blank.

    • FileRequired

      A file to be uploaded. Can be an actual file or a public URL. See this help doc for more information

    • Convert to Document?

      If yes, we will tell Google to convert this into an editable document.

    • File Name

      By default, we use the same name and extension as the original file.

    • File Extension

      Advanced: Can only be used if you also specify a file name.

    • Idempotency Key

    Action
    Write
    • FileRequired

      File to Move

    • Drive

      The drive to use. If nothing is selected, then your personal Google Drive will be used. If you are connected with any Google Shared Drives, you can select it here.

    • FolderRequired

      Destination folder to move into. Keep clicking to drill down into child folders.

    Action
    Write

How Google Drive + Dropbox Integrations Work

  1. Step 1: Authenticate Google Drive and Dropbox.
    30 seconds
  2. Step 2: Pick one of the apps as a trigger, which will kick off your automation.
    15 seconds
  3. Step 3: Choose a resulting action from the other app.
    15 seconds
  4. Step 4: Select the data you want to send from one app to the other.
    2 minutes
  5. That’s it! More time to work on other things.

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About Google Drive

Google Drive is Google's file sync app that lets you store all of your files online alongside your Google Docs documents, and keep them synced with all of your devices.
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