I want to download files directly to the mounted folder so they upload to remote, but once they get uploaded I don't want them to use local storage (I only got a Rasperry Pi...). Is this done automatically? Is it necessary that I change any settings (like cache)? Also I use it for Plex, so I still need to have the files listed.
What is your rclone version (output from rclone version)
rclone v1.56.2
os/version: raspbian 10.11
os/kernel: 5.10.63-v7l+ (armv7l)
os/type: linux
os/arch: arm
go/version: go1.16.8
go/linking: static
go/tags: none
Which cloud storage system are you using?
Gdrive
I have been searching for my question in case it has been already made, but didn't find anything
Hope I did this right!
assuming that you are using --vfs-cache-mode=full.
if you copy a file direct to mount then once the entire file has finished downloading, rclone will
copy the file to the vfs cache
upload the file from the vfs cache to the remote
remove the file from the vfs cache
the file, if not being accessed, will stay in the cache for a period of time controlled by this setting --vfs-cache-max-age duration Max age of objects in the cache. (default 1h0m0s)
when the cache is full, rclone will removed unused items. --vfs-cache-poll-interval duration Interval to poll the cache for stale objects. (default 1m0s)
using the default values is usually best but if you want a deeper understanding:
shorten the time duration that rclone keeps an object in the cache --vfs-cache-max-age=10s --vfs-cache-poll-interval=10s
use a log, add -v to the rclone mount command for console output or --log-level=INFO --log-file=/path/to/folder/log.txt to output to a log file.
2021/10/12 14:24:58 INFO : file.txt: vfs cache: queuing for upload in 5s
2021/10/12 14:25:00 INFO : vfs cache: cleaned: objects 1 (was 1) in use 1, to upload 1, uploading 0, total size 48.672Ki (was 48.672Ki)
2021/10/12 14:25:04 INFO : file.txt: Copied (new)
2021/10/12 14:25:04 INFO : file.txt: vfs cache: upload succeeded try #1
2021/10/12 14:25:10 INFO : file.txt: vfs cache: removed cache file as Removing old cache file not in use
2021/10/12 14:25:10 INFO : vfs cache RemoveNotInUse (maxAge=10000000000, emptyOnly=false): item file.txt was removed, freed 49840 bytes
2021/10/12 14:25:10 INFO : vfs cache: cleaned: objects 0 (was 1) in use 0, to upload 0, uploading 0, total size 0 (was 48.672Ki)
2021/10/12 14:25:20 INFO : vfs cache: cleaned: objects 0 (was 0) in use 0, to upload 0, uploading 0, total size 0 (was 0)
just curious what is the pi model?
with rclone, i use a pi4 running ubuntu and and a pizero running raspbian
is the vfs cache stored on sdcard or external usb drive?
I use a pi4 with raspbian buster, because I don't want to overload it and I don't really need any desktop UI
I don't have any external storage attached to the pi, so I only have a 64GB sdcard
might want to use --vfs-cache-max-size SizeSuffix Max total size of objects in the cache. (default off)
note:
"If using --vfs-cache-max-size note that the cache may exceed this size for two reasons.
Firstly because it is only checked every --vfs-cache-poll-interval.
Secondly because open files cannot be evicted from the cache."
Since I don't expect to have much traffic I'm not that worried about limiting the cache, but I'll use it just in case. I plan to get some cheap storage to increase the cache and don't relay on 64Gb, but I started with this just two days ago and want to go slowly
for what it is worth
i run ubuntu server 21.04 64 bit, booting from external ssd drive over usb, no sdcard used.
i did install xubuntu desktop, sometimes i remote into the desktop.
runs great
