What is the problem you are having with rclone?
On any copy or sync job, local or between remotes, the progress display called with `--progress` or `-P` is incomplete; in a nutshell, the progress of individual files is not tracked, only the overall progress.
In more detail, the “transferred” information updates only when a full file is transferred. The overall transfer speed shows 0 B/s throughout, ETA only displays “-”. The checks show 0/0, but the number next to “Listed” does go up. The number of files transferred is correct and updates accordingly. Elapsed time works, too. Files being currently copied show as 0% without ETA but will disappear once their transfer is complete.
Again, this can be summarized as: rclone does not have access to single files’ transfer progress but the transfers do work.
Transferred: 1.972 MiB / 510.847 GiB, 0%, 0 B/s, ETA -
Checks: 0 / 0, -, Listed 8153
Transferred: 21 / 1039, 2%
Server Side Copies: 21 @ 1.972 MiB
Elapsed time: 6m19.0s
Transferring:
* plex_backup/plexbackup.tar.gz: 0% /5.074Gi, 0/s, -
* TimeMachine/Oskars Mac…r.sparsebundle/bands/0: 0% /8Gi, 0/s, -
* TimeMachine/Oskars Mac…r.sparsebundle/bands/1: 0% /8Gi, 0/s, -
* TimeMachine/Oskars Mac…r.sparsebundle/bands/2: 0% /8Gi, 0/s, -
Run the command 'rclone version' and share the full output of the command.
rclone v1.73.0
- os/version: darwin 15.7.3 (64 bit)
- os/kernel: 24.6.0 (x86_64)
- os/type: darwin
- os/arch: amd64
- go/version: go1.25.6
- go/linking: dynamic
- go/tags: nonehich cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive)
The command you were trying to run (eg rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp)
rclone copy /Volumes/exodus /Volumes/Almazen/exodus -P --exclude '/.fseventsd/' --exclude '/.Trashes/' --exclude '/.Spotlight-V100/' --exclude '.*' --exclude '~\$*'
I have also tested the same command without all the `--exclude` flags, the behavior persists.
The rclone config contents with secrets removed.
[googleDrive]
type = drive
client_id = [redacted]
client_secret = [redacted]
scope = drive
token = [redacted token]
root_folder_id = 0AKvVV5xD7Q9vUk9PVA
team_drive =
[redacted remote]
[arthouse]
type = ftp
host = ftp.dcp-werkstatt.ch
user = carlos
pass = [redacted]
[redacted remote]
[almazen]
type = sftp
host = [redacted host]
user = carlitos
port = 1338
pass = [redacted]
md5sum_command = md5sum
sha1sum_command = sha1sum
shell_type = unix
[almazen_filmsammlung]
type = alias
remote = almazen:/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-b854fd9e-4da4-4c02-8ccd-901945e0d1f4/filmsammlung
[almazen_seriensammlung]
type = alias
remote = almazen:/srv/dev-disk-by-uuid-b854fd9e-4da4-4c02-8ccd-901945e0d1f4/seriensammlung
[premiumize]
type = premiumizeme
token = [redacted token]
[dropbox]
type = dropbox
token = [redacted token]
[redacted remote]
[redacted remote]
[redacted remote]
[helios64]
type = sftp
host = 192.168.178.55
user = carlitos
pass = [redacted]
shell_type = unix
md5sum_command = md5sum
sha1sum_command = sha1sum
A log from the command with the -vv flag
(base) Carlitos@MacMini ~ % rclone copy /Users/Carlitos/Movies/Kenpo\ Soundtrack.aup3 Downloads -P -vv
2026/02/07 17:36:31 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.73.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "copy" "/Users/Carlitos/Movies/Kenpo Soundtrack.aup3" "Downloads" "-P" "-vv"]
2026/02/07 17:36:31 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "/Users/Carlitos/Movies/Kenpo Soundtrack.aup3"
2026/02/07 17:36:31 DEBUG : Using config file from "/Users/Carlitos/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2026/02/07 17:36:31 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming child cache item "/Users/Carlitos/Movies/Kenpo Soundtrack.aup3" to be canonical for parent "/Users/Carlitos/Movies"
2026/02/07 17:36:31 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "Downloads"
2026/02/07 17:36:31 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "Downloads" to be canonical "/Users/Carlitos/Downloads"
2026/02/07 17:36:31 DEBUG : Kenpo Soundtrack.aup3: Need to transfer - File not found at Destination
2026/02/07 17:36:31 DEBUG : /Users/Carlitos/Downloads/Kenpo Soundtrack.aup3.498d4475.partial: isCloned: true, error: <nil>
2026/02/07 17:36:31 DEBUG : Kenpo Soundtrack.aup3.498d4475.partial: size = 1534996480 OK
2026/02/07 17:36:34 DEBUG : Kenpo Soundtrack.aup3: md5 = ac32144e6993e1ce86c4944c12d89ccc OK
2026/02/07 17:36:34 DEBUG : Kenpo Soundtrack.aup3.498d4475.partial: renamed to: Kenpo Soundtrack.aup3
2026/02/07 17:36:34 INFO : Kenpo Soundtrack.aup3: Copied (server-side copy)
Transferred: 1.430 GiB / 1.430 GiB, 100%, 0 B/s, ETA -
Transferred: 1 / 1, 100%
Server Side Copies: 1 @ 1.430 GiB
Elapsed time: 3.3s
2026/02/07 17:36:34 INFO :
Transferred: 1.430 GiB / 1.430 GiB, 100%, 0 B/s, ETA -
Transferred: 1 / 1, 100%
Server Side Copies: 1 @ 1.430 GiB
Elapsed time: 3.3s
2026/02/07 17:36:34 DEBUG : 4 go routines active
My rclone is installed via homebrew and I have fully uninstalled and reinstalled it again, without luck. I suspect this may have to do with some macOS service as nobody seems to have had this specific problem before.