1fichier: trying to understand files in hot vs cold

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rclone v1.69.1

  • os/version: debian 12.10 (64 bit)
  • os/kernel: 6.1.0-27-amd64 (x86_64)
  • os/type: linux
  • os/arch: amd64
  • go/version: go1.24.0
  • go/linking: static
  • go/tags: none

I am not yet with 1fichier but I'm thinking of creating a premium account with them. However, I have difficulty in understanding how rclone and 1fichier work together. AFAICS as a premium user I get unlimited hot storage and 4TB of cold storage, with files not accessed for a certain amount of time being moved from hot to cold. As I'll use this as a pure backup account (more than 90% photos and media files) many files will never change after being first uploaded and so will move to cold storage. What I'm trying to understand is how rclone copies or syncs say my local photo directory tree with 1fichier's backup copy if some of the files there are in hot and others are in cold storage? Is this transparent to rclone or how does it work?

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https://forum.rclone.org/t/problem-cold-storage-1fichier/39770/2

fwiw, contact 1fichier directly...

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Looked into this a bit more. As long as a file is in hot storage it's seen by rclone. Once in cold, it's gone for rclone. Apparently, to remain in hot, a file has to be downloaded within 60 days, simply accessing it eg for checksum checks doesn't suffice.
Apart from that, I'd advise anyone who thinks about 1fichier to do their due diligence. YMMV and so on, but they are not for me.
And thanks @asdffdsa.