Enable Google Drive file sync, on a Mac, in China

UPDATE (2018-05-03):

Another option is to use Surge for Mac, it just works, fantastically well!

Use Polipo to convert a socks connection into a http proxy.

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brew install polipo

Once you had polipo installed, config it to work properly with a polipo.proxy:

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socksParentProxy = "localhost:8089"
socksProxyType = socks5

proxyAddress = "::0"        # both IPv4 and IPv6
# allowedClients = 127.0.0.1, 192.168.1.1/255

pmmFirstSize = 16384
pmmSize = 8192

And start polipo.

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polipo -c ./polipo.config

Then config Web Proxy (HTTP) & Secure Web Proxy (HTTPS) to 127.0.0.1:8123 (Settings -> Network -> Advanced -> Proxies -> Web Proxy (HTTP) -> OK -> Apply).

And you will get your Google Drive sync each changes on the fly.

For convenient, use our bash tool :)

Bash, OS X: pSet - a CLI, help you manage your OSX network settings.