Problem having with rclone :(

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What is the problem you are having with rclone?

I’m having trouble syncing my files to Google Drive using rclone. The sync starts fine but then seems to freeze after a few files are uploaded.

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

rclone v1.59.1

  • os/version: linux/amd64
  • os/kernel: 5.4.0-80-generic
  • os/type: linux
  • os/arch: amd64
  • go/version: go1.16.7

Are you on the latest version of rclone? You can validate by checking the version listed here: Rclone downloads
--> Yes

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

Google Drive

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

rclone sync /home/user/files gdrive:/backup --progress

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

[remote]
type = drive
client_id = REDACTED
client_secret = REDACTED
scope = drive
token = REDACTED

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

2022/04/15 12:45:35 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.59.1" starting with parameters ["rclone" "sync" "/home/user/files" "gdrive:/backup" "--progress" "-vv"]
2022/04/15 12:45:35 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/user/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2022/04/15 12:45:35 DEBUG : Google drive root 'backup': Modify window is 1s
2022/04/15 12:45:35 DEBUG : Google drive root 'backup': Waiting for checks to finish
2022/04/15 12:45:35 DEBUG : 2022/04/15 12:45:35 DEBUG : File1.txt: Syncing item
2022/04/15 12:45:40 DEBUG : 2022/04/15 12:45:40 ERROR : File2.txt: Failed to copy: googleapi: Error 503: rateLimitExceeded, rateLimitExceeded
2022/04/15 12:45:40 DEBUG : 2022/04/15 12:45:40 INFO : File1.txt: Copied (new)
2

You are using truly ancient rclone version. Many years old one.

Uninstall it and install the latest one.

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3

:sweat_smile: :joy: .. well still thanks for the help mate. Well that's kinda the issue. I am currently in a situation where i've gotta work with this only.. can't explain why..

4

Using that old version is generally the cause of all your other challenges. Being on a version many years old is a major issue and source for problems especially with Google Drive.

Kind of like having a 20 year old and wondering why it is having issues.

5

So like with vintage cars. You are on your own when it comes to repairs:)

If you have business reasons for it then consider: