Copying Files Via Rclone Mount

[Ole (Ole Frost)]

@wanderer

I appreciate your quick reply. It led to successfully getting the video files back.

Glad to hear

@wanderer

rclone mount routinely freezes Windows Explorer and my computer overall

I use the Microsoft OneDrive client on Windows and only use rclone mount now and then to access my OneDrive on Linux, so I really can't comment on your experiences.

I do see similar experiences once in a while in the forum, but the vast majority of users seem happy. I think part of the trick is to disable any display of previews and thumbnails (of photos, videos etc.) in Windows Explorer - as they probably require a download/scan of the file to be generated. The same would apply to meta data such as "date taken". Try searching the forum for tips around this.

Is your WinFSP up-to date?

@wanderer

Is there something that tells rclone to resume copying from local cache if interrupted?

rclone should automaticly restart any pending uploads when the mount is restarted.

@wanderer

Can the progress be reported via the Windows Explorer copy dialog, so the user knows how long the upload is taking?

No, but check my proposal at the end - specifically the PowerShell command to check current status.

@wanderer

It seems like rclone mount’s browsing or copying takes up most of the computer’s resources.

This isn't my experience from Linux, nor the many posts I have seen in this forum.

I suggest you try my proposal at the end and then checks the log the next time it happens. If unable to troubleshoot yourself, then try replicating with debug logging -vv and then make a new support post with the debug log and all the other requested information.

@wanderer

Any tips for uploading large files? Through the command line, GUI, or another preferred method?

I use rclone copy/sync on the command line (or from automated PowerShell scripts).

@wanderer

Any tips for viewing large files, such as videos?

Perhaps @asdffdsa has some tips.

@wanderer

Deleted folders/directories keep reappearing

I think we discussed this a year ago; no changes since as far as I can see:

Empty Directories Remain

What is the problem you are having with rclone? After moving and organizing directories on my source and using rclone sync to synchronize data on my S3 drive, old empty directories remain. I have also used rmdirs command after sync and while the -vv log file lists all directories the command removed, not a single one is actually deleted. Each time, this command "deletes" the same directories without error, but the directories remain. What is your rclone version (output from rclone version) rc…

@wanderer

Is there a better command that will help rclone operate smoother?

Here is my proposal for an all-round mount based on my experiences mounting OneDrive on Linux:

rclone mount onedrive: o: --vfs-cache-mode=full --vfs-cache-max-size=100G --vfs-cache-max-age=720h --log-file=onedrive_mount.log --log-level=INFO --stats=1m

I use --vfs-cache-mode=full --vfs-cache-max-size=100G --vfs-cache-max-age=720h to get quick access to the most frequently used files, that is my "working set". I keep the files used in the past month up to a maximum of 100G.

I use --log-file=onedrive_mount.log --log-level=INFO --stats=1m to record the activities of the mount. This is very useful to understand, tune and troubleshoot. The current status can quickly be checked with this PowerShell command: Get-Content onedrive_mount.log -Tail 10 -Wait

You probably want to add --dir-perms and --file-perms to make it fit your setup and usage.