Drive Archive Utility
The Drive Archive Utility is a private, single-operator tool that writes archival copies of a research operation's own files into that operator's own Google Drive account. It exists so that datasets and source-code history are preserved in a second location, independent of the systems that produced them.
Specifically, it performs two jobs on an automated schedule:
It writes into one designated folder and reads back only what it wrote, in order to confirm each upload arrived intact.
The application requests a single Google Drive permission,
drive.file. This is the narrowest Drive scope Google
offers: it grants access only to files the application itself
creates.
It cannot see, open, or modify any other file in the Drive account — including documents, photos, or folders the operator created themselves. Nothing outside its own uploads is visible to it.
This is not a public or commercial product. It has no user accounts, no sign-up, and no interface. It is operated by a single individual against that individual's own Google account, and it is not offered to, marketed to, or usable by anyone else.
The application does not collect personal information, does not transmit Drive contents to any third party, and does not use Google user data for advertising, profiling, training, or resale. Full detail is in the Privacy Policy.