'''
I'm using the native Internxt backend and experiencing issues with directory listings. After the initial sync completes successfully, subsequent syncs fail because rclone cannot see existing files in subdirectories.
The error message is: Entry doesn't belong in directory "X" (too short) - ignoring
Pattern I'm seeing:
Works: Top-level folders and files directly in them
Fails: Subdirectories and their contents (returned with backslashes)
For example, when listing internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett/Photos:
- Files like
2016 Jaden...JPGwork fine (direct children) - But subdirectories return as
Subnautica\file.png(with backslash) and are rejected
Impact:
- ~12TB of data already uploaded
- Cannot run incremental syncs
- rclone wants to re-upload everything on each sync
'''
Run the command 'rclone version' and share the full output of the command.
rclone v1.74.0-beta.9438.9abf9d38c
- os/version: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 22H2 22H2 (64 bit)
- os/kernel: 10.0.19045.6466 (x86_64)
- os/type: windows
- os/arch: amd64
- go/version: go1.25.6
- go/linking: static
- go/tags: cmount
Which cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive)
Internxt (native backend, not WebDAV)
The command you were trying to run (eg rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp)
rclone sync "R:/Share/Garrett" "internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett" -P --exclude "Thumbs.db" --exclude "desktop.ini" --log-file=rclone-GarrettLogFile.log -vv
Also tested with:
rclone ls "internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett/Photos" -vv
rclone sync "R:/Share/Garrett" "internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett" -P --exclude "Thumbs.db" --exclude "desktop.ini" --log-file=rclone-GarrettLogFile.log -vv
```
Also tested with:
```
rclone ls "internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett/Photos" -vv
The rclone config contents with secrets removed.
The rclone config contents with secrets removed.
```
[internxt]
type = internxt
encoding = Slash,LtGt,DoubleQuote,Colon,Question,Asterisk,Pipe,BackSlash,Ctl,LeftSpace,LeftPeriod,RightSpace,RightPeriod,InvalidUtf8,Dot
```Paste config here
A log from the command with the -vv flag
[internxt]
type = internxt
encoding = Slash,LtGt,DoubleQuote,Colon,Question,Asterisk,Pipe,BackSlash,Ctl,LeftSpace,LeftPeriod,RightSpace,RightPeriod,InvalidUtf8,Dot
A log from the command with the -vv flag
First sync (works - creates files successfully):
2026/02/01 23:36:50 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.73.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "sync" "R:\\Share\\Garrett" "internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett" "-P" "--exclude" "Thumbs.db" "--exclude" "desktop.ini" "--log-file=rclone-GarrettLogFile.log" "-vv"]
2026/02/01 23:36:50 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "R:\\Share\\Garrett"
2026/02/01 23:36:50 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2026/02/01 23:36:50 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "R:\\Share\\Garrett" to be canonical "//?/R:/Share/Garrett"
2026/02/01 23:36:50 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett"
2026/02/01 23:36:51 DEBUG : User info: rootFolderId=ea91eb69-e0ff-4921-b49b-5402987e9203, bucket=69765f47018bbce3fd6dea7c
2026/02/01 23:36:54 DEBUG : Lego Sets/Lego Sets.xlsx: Need to transfer - File not found at Destination
2026/02/01 23:36:54 DEBUG : Dungeons & Dragons/DnD_5E_CharacterSheet_FormFillable.pdf: Need to transfer - File not found at Destination
2026/02/01 23:36:54 DEBUG : Photos/2016 Jaden the Dragon January 2016-01-10 13-28-00750_2885.JPG: Need to transfer - File not found at Destination
[Files upload successfully]
Second sync (fails - can't see existing files):
2026/02/02 08:07:02 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.73.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "sync" "R:/Share/Garrett" "internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett" "-P" "--exclude" "Thumbs.db" "--exclude" "desktop.ini" "--log-file=rclone-GarrettLogFile2.log" "-vv"]
2026/02/02 08:07:02 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "R:/Share/Garrett"
2026/02/02 08:07:02 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2026/02/02 08:07:02 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "R:/Share/Garrett" to be canonical "//?/R:/Share/Garrett"
2026/02/02 08:07:02 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett"
2026/02/02 08:07:03 DEBUG : User info: rootFolderId=ea91eb69-e0ff-4921-b49b-5402987e9203, bucket=69765f47018bbce3fd6dea7c
2026/02/02 08:07:07 ERROR : Files\2021: Entry doesn't belong in directory "Files" (too short) - ignoring
2026/02/02 08:07:07 ERROR : Files\2022: Entry doesn't belong in directory "Files" (too short) - ignoring
2026/02/02 08:07:07 ERROR : Files\2023: Entry doesn't belong in directory "Files" (too short) - ignoring
2026/02/02 08:07:07 ERROR : Photos\2017 Photos: Entry doesn't belong in directory "Photos" (too short) - ignoring
2026/02/02 08:07:07 ERROR : Photos\2018 Photos: Entry doesn't belong in directory "Photos" (too short) - ignoring
2026/02/02 08:07:07 ERROR : Photos\2016 Jaden the Dragon January 2016-01-10 13-28-00750_2885.JPG: Entry doesn't belong in directory "Photos" (too short) - ignoring
2026/02/02 08:07:07 DEBUG : Photos/2016 Jaden the Dragon January 2016-01-10 13-28-00750_2885.JPG: Need to transfer - File not found at Destination
[All subdirectories rejected, wants to re-upload everything]
Listing Photos folder (shows backslash issue):
2026/02/03 08:41:09 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.74.0-beta.9438.9abf9d38c" starting with parameters ["rclone" "ls" "internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett/Photos" "-vv"]
2026/02/03 08:41:09 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett/Photos"
2026/02/03 08:41:09 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2026/02/03 08:41:09 DEBUG : User info: rootFolderId=ea91eb69-e0ff-4921-b49b-5402987e9203, bucket=69765f47018bbce3fd6dea7c
6286530 2016 Jaden the Dragon January 2016-01-10 13-28-00750_2885.JPG
111015 f9c7a3c443edc36d534eac8a1dcafa56.jpg
2026/02/03 08:41:12 ERROR : Subnautica\20200725_122423000_iOS.png: Entry doesn't belong in directory "Subnautica" (too short) - ignoring
2026/02/03 08:41:12 ERROR : Subnautica\20200725_122603111_iOS.jpg: Entry doesn't belong in directory "Subnautica" (too short) - ignoring
2026/02/03 08:41:13 ERROR : 2022 Photos\2022-03 Pheonix: Entry doesn't belong in directory "2022 Photos" (too short) - ignoring
2026/02/03 08:41:14 ERROR : 2020 Photos\2019-05 Kitchen G & Q DSCF0001.AVI: Entry doesn't belong in directory "2020 Photos" (too short) - ignoring
Shallow listing works fine:
c:\RClone>rclone lsf "internxt:Palos/Server/Drive R/Share/Garrett" --max-depth 1
Coloring Books/
Cub Scouts/
Dungeons & Dragons/
Files/
Photos/
Scouts/
[No errors]