Just for the sake of this thread I have actually tested the setup - and I too ran into the same first error when I tried using gio mount account@gmail.
When I research what would be necessary to make this work - I found it was necessary to get gnome-control-center.
After installing the package - it did not show up in my menu system - but I was able to run it from terminal. After the launch it was fairly simple to setup the rest.
The gnome panel will connect to google and you will be presented with the permissions required - and they are everything you could possibly image - but that is how it is.
I then opened Thunar and entered in the address/navigation bar the address I described and connected I was - I tested creating folders and files - checking with googles webapp - no problem.
So I reckon you must be missing something - but I don’t know what - but I do know that it works using the steps I have described.
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Install
gvfs-goa,gvfs-googleandgnome-control-center -
Launch Gnome Control Center
If you can’t find it - launch from terminalgnome-control-center -
Setup your Google account
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Mount your drive
a. Use gio to mount$ gio mount google-drive://account@gmail.comMountpoint is found in /run/user/$UID/gvfs/google-drive: …
b. Use the location bar of your file manager and enter the address
google-drive://account@gmail.com
And that’s it.
Also tested if gvfs continues to work after removal of gnome-control-center - and good news - it works - it is only required during the initial load of your google account.
When you have verified you can connect using gvfs (gio mount) you can remove the package and all dependencies - (don’t remove the gvfs packages)
sudo pacman -Rns gnome-control-center