# Rclone Error 404 : File not found

**URL:** <https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-error-404-file-not-found/25803>\
**Category:** Help and Support\
**Created:** [August 6, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-error-404-file-not-found/25803 "2021-08-06T16:43:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![geekgeek](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@geekgeek](https://forum.rclone.org/u/geekgeek)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-error-404-file-not-found/25803/1 "2021-08-06T16:43:56Z")

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

I am receiving the following error

` Failed to ls: couldn't list directory: googleapi: Error 404: File not found: ., notFound`

When initiating the command:

`rclone ls MongoDB_Backup: --log-file=./reclone_log.txt`

#### What is your rclone version (output from `rclone version`)

My version of rclone is : v1.56.0

#### Which OS you are using and how many bits (eg Windows 7, 64 bit)

I am using linux ubuntu 21.04 64-bit

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

I am using Google Drive

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

```auto
rclone ls MongoDB_Backup: --log-file=./rclone_log.txt

```

#### The rclone config contents with secrets removed.

```auto
[MongoDB_Backup]
type = drive
client_id = **redacted**
client_secret = **redacted**
scope = drive
root_folder_id = ""
token = {"access_token":"redacted","token_type":"Bearer","refresh_token":"redacted","expiry":"2021-08-06T10:56:51.459336124-06:00"}
team_drive =

```

#### A log from the command with the `-vv` flag

```auto

2021/08/06 10:42:26 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.56.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "-vv" "ls" "MongoDB_Backup:"]
2021/08/06 10:42:26 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "MongoDB_Backup:"
2021/08/06 10:42:26 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/ubuntu/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2021/08/06 10:42:26 DEBUG : 4 go routines active
2021/08/06 10:42:26 Failed to ls: couldn't list directory: googleapi: Error 404: File not found: ., notFound

```

If I run it with `sudo` as` sudo rclone ls MongoDB_Backup:`, then it runs just fine. How can I run it without `sudo` and still have it run as intended?

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**Author:** ![Animosity022](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/animosity022/32/451_2.png) [@Animosity022](https://forum.rclone.org/u/Animosity022)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-error-404-file-not-found/25803/2 "2021-08-06T16:54:03Z")

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Is it a team drive or a regular drive?

Did you run rclone config as root or your regular user?

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**Author:** ![geekgeek](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@geekgeek](https://forum.rclone.org/u/geekgeek)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-error-404-file-not-found/25803/3 "2021-08-06T17:03:30Z")

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regular drive. Configured as sudo.

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**Author:** ![Animosity022](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/animosity022/32/451_2.png) [@Animosity022](https://forum.rclone.org/u/Animosity022)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-error-404-file-not-found/25803/4 "2021-08-06T17:16:45Z")

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> [@geekgeek](#):
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> `team_drive =`

not sure why you have that there.

> [@geekgeek](#):
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> Configured as sudo.

Configuration files are per user so you want to run rclone config and connect it as the user you are planning to use.

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**Author:** ![Animosity022](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/animosity022/32/451_2.png) [@Animosity022](https://forum.rclone.org/u/Animosity022)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-error-404-file-not-found/25803/6 "2021-08-06T17:37:58Z")

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The issue would be running the config / partially as one user, connecting as another, etc. There is a team drive note in the config the OP listed and it's not a team drive.

So it most likely works as root since it was properly configured and not as the user running as it probably has a partial config file.

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**Author:** ![geekgeek](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@geekgeek](https://forum.rclone.org/u/geekgeek)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-error-404-file-not-found/25803/7 "2021-08-06T17:51:47Z")

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Thank you. Yes, after just using `rclone config` without `sudo`, I can now perform rclone commands without receive the above error when not using `sudo`.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.rclone.org/uploads/default/original/2X/3/39ad3235f6ffec76ccd0c81616bd55697b4c300d.png) [@system](https://forum.rclone.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-error-404-file-not-found/25803/8 "2021-08-09T17:52:09Z")

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