Keep a local copy and auto sync

[etienne428 (Etienne Mettaz)]

I am using rclone on Pop! OS, all my files are backed on OneDrive and it's working fine most of the time, but it takes ages to open files, and I can't do anything without an Internet connection. I currently use

rclone --vfs-cache-mode writes mount \"onedrive\": ~/OneDrive

as startup.

I'd like to have both an automatic sync (from my computer to the cloud is enough) and a copy on my computer, but I am completely lost in the doc : should I use mount, copy, sync, a combination of them, another one?

PS: my problem is fairly the same as an older post ("Save a local copy from selected folder on pc") but the discussion is closed and the answer didn't help me...

Thanks in advance

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

hello and welcome to the forum,

if you want to have automatic sync, then use rclone sync onedrive: /path/to/local/folder

[etienne428 (Etienne Mettaz)]

Thanks!
Just to be sure : in the doc it's written that it'll change the destination only (so my computer). Does it still synchronise my work? It sounds obvious but I'm very confused...

[asdffdsa (jojothehumanmonkey)]

sure, it can be confusing and sync can be dangerous as it will delete files in the dest.

note: you can test most any rclone command safely by using --dry-run

after you run rclone sync - the dest will match the source.

the source can be local or cloud.
the dest can be local or cloud.