I have a Windows system and a Mac.
When I create a file (e.g. a.cpp) in Windows (with vim), Google Drive creates a lots of files like a (1).cpp, a (2).cpp …
Some of them are delete by Google Drive after it creates them. Some are not.
Why does Google Drive generate so many files?
Also a.cpp is not the same as a.cpp in Windows. a (2).cpp in Mac is the same as a.cpp in Windows in some cases.
Why do the same files have different content?
When I check the access right of files, it should be something like
-rw------ .................. a.cpp
However, when I create a file b.cpp in Mac it is
-rw-r--r- .................. b.cpp
Is it because of the accessing privilege problem?
Best Answer
I noticed the same issue, the problem it seems is when you 'edit' a file it get locked by the application and the google drive auto sync kicks in and creates a conflict file.
I notice this mostly with Photoshop files, as the files can get pretty large and the sync doesn't happen quickly like a simple text file and it cause a lot of duplicates.
My solution: pause google drive while I am working on these files and when done, let them sync.