# Sync to google drive = multiple duplicate folders

**URL:** <https://forum.rclone.org/t/sync-to-google-drive-multiple-duplicate-folders/32798>\
**Category:** Help and Support\
**Created:** [September 2, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/sync-to-google-drive-multiple-duplicate-folders/32798 "2022-09-02T12:07:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/sync-to-google-drive-multiple-duplicate-folders/32798/2 "2022-09-02T13:04:16Z")

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hello and welcome to the forum,

please post the redacted config file.

is the remote using a gdrive shared folder?

the issue of duplicate folders has been discused in the forum a number of times and there is a github issue.  
[https://forum.rclone.org/t/how-to-prevent-creating-duplicate-folders-in-google-drive-with-server-side-transfer/7278/3](https://forum.rclone.org/t/how-to-prevent-creating-duplicate-folders-in-google-drive-with-server-side-transfer/7278/3)

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