Mounted SMB Drive Does Not Function as Local

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#### What is the problem you are having with rclone?

I am trying to use rclone to map an SMB share to a ubuntu box to look like a local drive on Windows 10. The command runs and the drive maps (viewable in Windows Explorer) but applications that are looking for a local drive don't see it.

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#### Run the command 'rclone version' and share the full output of the command.

PS C:\rclone> ./rclone version
rclone v1.69.0

  • os/version: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 23H2 23H2 (64 bit)
  • os/kernel: 10.0.22631.4751 (x86_64)
  • os/type: windows
  • os/arch: amd64
  • go/version: go1.23.4
  • go/linking: static
  • go/tags: cmount
    PS C:\rclone>

**Are you on the latest version of rclone? **

Yes. Downloaded and installed yesterday. Also installed winfsp-2.0.23075, per documentation.

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

N/A. Local network share only from Ubuntu server.

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

./rclone mount server01:/Data D:

#### Please run 'rclone config redacted' and share the full output. If you get command not found, please make sure to update rclone.

PS C:\rclone> ./rclone config redacted
[server01]
type = smb
host = XXX
user = XXX
pass = XXX
### Double check the config for sensitive info before posting publicly
PS C:\rclone>

#### A log from the command that you were trying to run with the -vv flag

PS C:\rclone> ./rclone mount server01:/Data D: -vv
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.69.0" starting with parameters ["C:\rclone\rclone.exe" "mount" "server01:/Data" "D:" "-vv"]
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "server01:/Data"
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\rclone\rclone.conf"
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "server01:/Data" to be canonical "server01:Data"
2025/01/20 14:45:40 INFO : smb://ubuntu-admin@192.168.1.30:445/Data/: poll-interval is not supported by this remote
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : Network mode mounting is disabled
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : Mounting on "D:" ("server01 Data")
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : smb://ubuntu-admin@192.168.1.30:445/Data/: Mounting with options: ["-o" "attr_timeout=1" "-o" "uid=-1" "-o" "gid=-1" "--FileSystemName=rclone" "-o" "volname=server01 Data"]
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : smb://ubuntu-admin@192.168.1.30:445/Data/: Init:
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : smb://ubuntu-admin@192.168.1.30:445/Data/: >Init:
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Statfs:
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Statfs: stat={Bsize:4096 Frsize:4096 Blocks:35013292975 Bfree:24268492785 Bavail:24268492785 Files:1000000000 Ffree:1000000000 Favail:0 Fsid:0 Flag:0 Namemax:255}, errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Readlink:
2025/01/20 14:45:40 ERROR : symlinks not supported without the --links flag: /
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Readlink: errc=-40, linkPath=""
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Getxattr: name="non-existant-a11ec902d22f4ec49003af15282d3b00"
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Getxattr: errc=-40, value=""
The service rclone has been started.
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Opendir:
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Getpath: Getpath fh=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Getpath: errc=0, normalisedPath="/"
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Statfs:
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Statfs: stat={Bsize:4096 Frsize:4096 Blocks:35013292975 Bfree:24268492785 Bavail:24268492785 Files:1000000000 Ffree:1000000000 Favail:0 Fsid:0 Flag:0 Namemax:255}, errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Opendir:
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Getpath: Getpath fh=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Getpath: errc=0, normalisedPath="/"
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Opendir:
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Getpath: Getpath fh=0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Getpath: errc=0, normalisedPath="/"
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0
2025/01/20 14:45:40 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /autorun.inf: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /autorun.inf: >Getattr: errc=-2
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /autorun.inf: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /autorun.inf: >Getattr: errc=-2
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /autorun.inf: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /autorun.inf: >Getattr: errc=-2
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Opendir:
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getpath: Getpath fh=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getpath: errc=0, normalisedPath="/"
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /AutoRun.inf: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /AutoRun.inf: >Getattr: errc=-2
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Opendir:
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getpath: Getpath fh=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getpath: errc=0, normalisedPath="/"
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Opendir:
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x1
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Statfs:
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getpath: Getpath fh=1
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getpath: errc=0, normalisedPath="/"
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Statfs: stat={Bsize:4096 Frsize:4096 Blocks:35013292975 Bfree:24268492785 Bavail:24268492785 Files:1000000000 Ffree:1000000000 Favail:0 Fsid:0 Flag:0 Namemax:255}, errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x1
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Releasedir: fh=0x0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Releasedir: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Opendir:
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getpath: Getpath fh=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getpath: errc=0, normalisedPath="/"
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getattr: fh=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getattr: errc=0
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Opendir:
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: OpenFile: flags=O_RDONLY, perm=-rwxrwxrwx
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >OpenFile: fd=/ (r), err=
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Opendir: errc=0, fh=0x1
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: Getpath: Getpath fh=1
2025/01/20 14:45:43 DEBUG : /: >Getpath: errc=0, normalisedPath="/"

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welcome to the forum,

as a test, try mounting to a folder.
rclone mount server01:data c:\mount -vv

fwiw, i do not use rclone's smb remote. instead, i use native OS commands.

check out my howto guide about rclone+smb
https://forum.rclone.org/t/how-to-access-smb-samba-with-rclone/42754

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Hi @asdffdsa and thanks for your quick reply.

This worked as expected. The original command also mapped the drive, it just doesn't function as a local.

I followed the guide that you wrote but I think I'm missing something.

  1. net use x: \\server\share /user:"username" "password"
  2. rclone ls x:\
  3. net use /delete x:

1: Mapped the drive to the letter X.
2. Did a recursive list of the share.
3. Disconnected the mapping.

I'm not sure how that can make a mapped drive look local.

Appreciate the help.

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ok, you need a local drive, named d:

rclone mount server01:data c:\mount -vv
subst d: c:\mount
5

Also, how can I tell if the drive will function as local? Will it show up in disk management? Is there some flag?

6

Backblaze in particular. I rebuilt my computer with linux and then realized Backblaze doesn't have a linux agent. So now I am trying to back it up with a Windows VM mapping to the same data that it was backing up before. But Backblaze shows the drive as "unpluigged".

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ok, you need a local drive, named d: for backblaze client

try this

rclone mount server01:data c:\mount -vv
subst d: c:\mount
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The first command executes as expected, but then I just have a flashing cursor and not an actual prompt where I can type.

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If I CTRL-C to get my prompt back, the mapping disappears.

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then open two terminals, one for each command

or something like

rclone mount server01:data c:\mount -vv --no-console
timeout /t 10
subst d: c:\mount
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Ran it in two windows. Good call.

Both commands ran and worked, but BB still says the drive is unplugged. (FYI... I quit Backblaze from the taskbar and killed the running the processes. The relaunched it and still no luck

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looks like backblaze software is designed backup only local hard drives, maybe you are looking for a way to circumvent that?

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Yes. It's the same physical box, but running Linux now. I thought rclone could make the drive from the Windows VM tmapped to the Linux OS look local.