How the fiddle to exclude one file!?

jared · March 23, 2021, 12:59pm

What is the problem you are having with rclone?

adding a simple filter

What is your rclone version (output from `rclone version`)

1.54.1

Which OS you are using and how many bits (eg Windows 7, 64 bit)

Windows 10 Pro, 64 bit

Which cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive)

Microsoft OneDrive

The command you were trying to run (eg `rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp`)

i'm trying to run the rclone sync command, but exclude one specific file. here are the list of commands i've tried using to exclude the file. the file is F:\Jared\Media\PowerPoint.mp4 i wish i had hair to pull....

rclone sync --verbose --exclude *PowerPoint.mp4 --transfers=10 "F:\Jared" "OneDriveEncrypted:Jared"

rclone sync --verbose --exclude "*PowerPoint.mp4" --transfers=10 "F:\Jared" "OneDriveEncrypted:Jared"

rclone sync --verbose --exclude PowerPoint.mp4 --transfers=10 "F:\Jared" "OneDriveEncrypted:Jared"

rclone sync --verbose --exclude /Media/PowerPoint.mp4 --transfers=10 "F:\Jared" "OneDriveEncrypted:Jared"

rclone sync --verbose --exclude Media/PowerPoint.mp4 --transfers=10 "F:\Jared" "OneDriveEncrypted:Jared"

rclone sync --verbose --exclude "Media/PowerPoint.mp4" --transfers=10 "F:\Jared" "OneDriveEncrypted:Jared"

could someone please bump me onto the correct syntax here please? i'm about ready to go join the Amish....

Animosity022 · March 23, 2021, 1:13pm

You'd have to share a log so we know what the issue is.

Run the command with just rclone ls and make sure to use -vv and share the full output.

jared · March 23, 2021, 1:25pm

there is no issue with rclone. my unix code just isn't excluding the file; it's getting included in the sync. i just need someone to correct my filtering

asdffdsa · March 23, 2021, 1:28pm

do a rclone ls F:\Jared -vv and make sure that F:\Jared\Media\PowerPoint.mp4 exists where you think it does and the exact spelling, case sensitive.

post the debug output showing that.

jared · March 23, 2021, 1:42pm

here is the log file. as you can see, the file path in the debug log, and my syntax are the same. yet, the file is still getting checked. i've used --exclude before, for a directory, with --exclude /directory/ and it worked perfectly. this should be so simple..

C:\rclone 1.54.1>rclone sync --verbose -vv --exclude Media/PowerPoint.mp4 --transfers=10 "F:\Jared" "OneDriveEncrypted:Jared"
2021/03/23 08:33:10 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.54.1" starting with parameters ["rclone" "sync" "--verbose" "-vv" "--exclude" "Media/PowerPoint.mp4" "--transfers=10" "F:\\Jared" "OneDriveEncrypted:Jared"]
2021/03/23 08:33:10 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "F:\\Jared"
2021/03/23 08:33:10 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Jared\\.config\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2021/03/23 08:33:10 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "F:\\Jared" to be canonical "//?/F:/Jared"
2021/03/23 08:33:10 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "OneDriveEncrypted:Jared"
2021/03/23 08:33:10 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "OneDrive:TBA Server/s8um5qp46ejrjvq9qcfmugvgs8"
2021/03/23 08:33:12 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "OneDriveWy:TBA Server/Jared"
2021/03/23 08:33:14 DEBUG : Media/PowerPoint.mp4: Size and modification time the same (differ by 0s, within tolerance 1s)
2021/03/23 08:33:14 DEBUG : Media/PowerPoint.mp4: Unchanged skipping

Animosity022 · March 23, 2021, 2:54pm

If you can run rclone ls on the source, that would be superb.

felix@gemini:~/test$ rclone ls /home/felix/test
        0 Media/PowerPoint.mp4
felix@gemini:~/test$ rclone ls /home/felix/test --exclude Media/PowerPoint.mp4 -vv
2021/03/23 10:54:00 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.54.1" starting with parameters ["rclone" "ls" "/home/felix/test" "--exclude" "Media/PowerPoint.mp4" "-vv"]
2021/03/23 10:54:00 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "/home/felix/test"
2021/03/23 10:54:00 DEBUG : Using config file from "/opt/rclone/rclone.conf"
2021/03/23 10:54:00 DEBUG : Media/PowerPoint.mp4: Excluded
2021/03/23 10:54:00 DEBUG : 2 go routines active

jared · March 23, 2021, 3:08pm

here you be. i stopped it after the file in question was encountered:

C:\rclone 1.54.1>rclone ls --verbose -vv F:\Jared
2021/03/23 10:06:21 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.54.1" starting with parameters ["rclone" "ls" "--verbose" "-vv" "F:\\Jared"]
2021/03/23 10:06:21 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "F:\\Jared"
2021/03/23 10:06:21 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Jared\\.config\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2021/03/23 10:06:21 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "F:\\Jared" to be canonical "//?/F:/Jared"
8917653400 Media/PowerPoint.mp4
2021/03/23 10:06:25 DEBUG : 2 go routines active

Animosity022 · March 23, 2021, 3:14pm

And if you add the exclude and run the same thing like I shared in my example?

jared · March 23, 2021, 3:16pm

C:\rclone 1.54.1>rclone ls --verbose -vv F:\Jared --exclude Media\PowerPoint.mp4
2021/03/23 10:11:44 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.54.1" starting with parameters ["rclone" "ls" "--verbose" "-vv" "F:\\Jared" "--exclude" "Media\\PowerPoint.mp4"]
2021/03/23 10:11:44 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "F:\\Jared"
2021/03/23 10:11:44 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Jared\\.config\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2021/03/23 10:11:44 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "F:\\Jared" to be canonical "//?/F:/Jared"
8917653400 Media/PowerPoint.mp4

jared · March 23, 2021, 3:18pm

ha! using / instead of \ in the file path gained me some progress:

C:\rclone 1.54.1>rclone ls --verbose -vv F:\Jared --exclude Media/PowerPoint.mp4
2021/03/23 10:14:12 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.54.1" starting with parameters ["rclone" "ls" "--verbose" "-vv" "F:\\Jared" "--exclude" "Media/PowerPoint.mp4"]
2021/03/23 10:14:12 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "F:\\Jared"
2021/03/23 10:14:12 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Jared\\.config\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2021/03/23 10:14:12 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "F:\\Jared" to be canonical "//?/F:/Jared"
2021/03/23 10:14:12 DEBUG : Media/PowerPoint.mp4: Excluded

finally! now for the sync command to work...

jared · March 23, 2021, 4:16pm

got it! it was the \ instead of the /, and a spelling mistake
the reason they command list above has nothing obvious wrong with it is i typed it from memory and must've spelled it correctly typing it in above. thanks for bumping me into place though

asdffdsa · March 23, 2021, 4:24pm

yeah, that is why i mentioned the issue of spelling, as some of those commands looked valid.

jared · March 23, 2021, 4:38pm

i guess i've been half-way out-spelled by a monkey

asdffdsa · March 23, 2021, 4:54pm

as a half-monkey, half-human, living in a mutualistic symbiotic relationship.
trust me, it is the human half that cannot spell

jared · March 23, 2021, 5:01pm

(this sentence is only here because the forum insists i waste words)

system · May 23, 2021, 1:01pm

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