Access issue on Windows mount + pcloud + WinFsp

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Windows 2025

WinFSp "2025"

rclone v1.73.3

  • os/version: Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Standard 24H2 24H2 (64 bit)
  • os/kernel: 10.0.26100.32522 (x86_64)
  • os/type: windows
  • os/arch: amd64
  • go/version: go1.25.8
  • go/linking: static
  • go/tags: cmount

Install ok

C:> rclone mount test-pcloud: Z:

2026/09/25 16:57:41 NOTICE: pcloud root '': --vfs-cache-mode writes or full is recommended for this remote as it can't stream
2026/09/25 16:57:41 NOTICE: Time may be set wrong - time from "``eapi.pcloud.com``" is 4414h58m28.8015294s different from this computer
2026/09/25 16:57:41 ERROR : symlinks not supported without the --links flag: /
The service rclone has been started.

But when I try to access a remote file

C:> notepad z:\ok.txt

I get

ERROR : IO error: fetched invalid link {Error:{Result:0 ErrorString:} Dwltag:6yHeMaTYKhRHl8DaWcWJs4 Hash:14845365394977987410 Size:55 Expires:{wall:0 ext:63910072773 loc:0xc000618150} Path:/DLZCwyQWiZN0MEA67ZF0pjZZXDqp5kZg0ZZzw0ZZGZYFZr5ZEzZKDy4lBciYFzTKTtiIfa8x4mziGgk/ok.txt Hosts:[``edef11.pcloud.com`` ``evc505.pcloud.com``]}

ERROR : IO error: fetched invalid link {Error:{Result:0 ErrorString:} Dwltag:6yHeMaTYKhRHl8DaWcWJs4 Hash:14845365394977987410 Size:55 Expires:{wall:0 ext:63910072773 loc:0xc000618150} Path:/DLZCwyQWiZN0MEA67ZF0pjZZXDqp5kZg0ZZzw0ZZGZYFZr5ZEzZKDy4lBciYFzTKTtiIfa8x4mziGgk/ok.txt Hosts:[``edef11.pcloud.com`` ``evc505.pcloud.com``]}
ERROR : IO error: fetched invalid link {Error:{Result:0 ErrorString:} Dwltag:XtKuXKA2l7H9IvVOx8xiHS Hash:14845365394977987410 Size:55 Expires:{wall:0 ext:63910072775 loc:0xc000618150} Path:/DLZCwyQWiZN0MEA67ZF0pjZZ0Dqp5kZg0ZZzw0ZZGZYFZr5ZEzZquKkgQe9i3YFqU5PbDkH9VpPUbMk/ok.txt Hosts:[``edef11.pcloud.com`` ``evc505.pcloud.com``]}

upgrade:

I can copy/ls everything with “direct command”

C:> rclone copy ok.txt test-pcloud:

Thanks !

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welcome to the forum,

???

first make sure simple command like rclone copy works.

make sure the file exists in pcloud?
rclone ls test-pcloud: -vv

and need to use -vv for debug output

3

Ok, everything works fine with rclone ls…

It is only when using mount

4

ok, please repsond to all my questions??

5

I don’t what is this message…

6

is the date+time set correct on your windows server?

7

Ok, you’re right, datetime was wrong!!

So sorry, and thanks for your help… !!

Strange that such a mistake creates so many problems !!

Thanks again

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actually, it is a common issue. servers expect clients to have correct datetime and will complain about it.
for example, https://www.tech-reader.blog/2025/09/requesttimetooskewed-s3-error-that.html