Rclone union w/ DropBox

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What is the problem you are having with rclone?

I cannot configure my rclone union correctly.
Here is my rclone union config

[remote]
type = union
upstreams = dropbox:/ sftp:/mnt/nas

But when I do rclone lsd remote: I get

rclone lsd remote:
-1 2023-03-27 04:12:50 -1 4k-movies
-1 2023-03-28 15:46:42 -1 John Doe (Drop Box)
-1 2023-03-27 01:09:50 -1 Media

John Doe is my username for DropBox.

If I try and do upstreams = dropbox:/John Doe sftp:/mnt/nas. I get an error? How do I fix the space issue?

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

rclone v1.62.2

  • os/version: ubuntu 22.04 (64 bit)
  • os/kernel: 5.19.0-35-generic (x86_64)
  • os/type: linux
  • os/arch: amd64
  • go/version: go1.20.2
  • go/linking: static
  • go/tags: none

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

DropBox

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

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The rclone config contents with secrets removed.

remote]
type = union
upstreams = dropbox:/ sftp:/mnt/nas




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2

need to use quotes

"dropbox:/John Doe"

3

Before the quotes
rclone lsd remote:
1 2023-03-27 04:12:50 -1 4k-movies
-1 2023-03-28 16:34:03 -1 John Doe
-1 2023-03-27 01:09:50 -1 Media

with quotes

[remote]
type = union
upstreams = "dropbox:/John Doe" sftp:/mnt/nas

rclone lsd remote:
-1 2023-03-27 04:12:50 -1 4k-movies
-2 2023-03-28 17:10:58 -1 Media

Looks like the Dropbox is not showing?

4

before trying to create a union, make sure a simple command outputs what you want.

rclone lsd "dropbox:/John Doe" -vv

5

rclone lsd "dropbox:/John Doe" -vv
2023/03/28 17:17:20 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.62.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "lsd" "dropbox:/John Doe" "-vv"]
2023/03/28 17:17:20 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "dropbox:/John Doe"
2023/03/28 17:17:20 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/ubuntu/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2023/03/28 17:17:21 DEBUG : Dropbox root '': Using root namespace "3709833121"
2023/03/28 17:17:21 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "dropbox:/John Doe" to be canonical "dropbox:John Doe"
-1 2023-03-28 17:17:22 -1 Media
2023/03/28 17:17:22 DEBUG : 6 go routines active
2023/03/28 17:17:22 INFO : Dropbox root 'John Doe': Committing uploads - please wait..

6

that looks a bit strange to me.

can you post the full output of rclone config dump
make sure to redact/delete any private info such as tokens/id/secret/passwords

7

Can you remove my name?

8

sorry i did try edit to hide but may have made it confusing.

rclone config dump
{
"google": {
"token": "{"access_token":"sl.
"type": "dropbox"
},
"remote": {
"type": "union",
"upstreams": ""google:/xxx xxx\” sftp:/mnt/nas"
},
"sftp": {
"host": “xx. xx.xx.xx”,
"key_file": "/home/ubuntu/.ssh/trueNAS",
"md5sum_command": "md5sum",
"port": "22222",
"sha1sum_command": "sha1sum",
"shell_type": "unix",
"type": "sftp",
"user": "root"
}

9

ok, now i know why i was confused.

you have a remote named google but it points to dropbox.
fwiw, i would rename the remote from google to dropbox

run rclone config, choose r) Rename remote

e) Edit existing remote
n) New remote
d) Delete remote
r) Rename remote
c) Copy remote
s) Set configuration password
10

I would but I have application that uses it ? but curious why my drop box doesn't show up?

11

And thank you for your help! I have been trying to figure this out for so long?

12

your setup is super confusing, i would try to clean that up.

based on your config show dump output, there is no remote named dropbox

when you run commands, need to add -vv for debug output

post the full output of these two commands:
--- rclone listremotes -vv
--- rclone lsd remote: -vv

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I apologize for the dropbox edit. I just realized this is causing confusion.

2023/03/28 19:41:15 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.62.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "listremotes" "-vv"]
2023/03/28 19:41:15 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/ubuntu/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
google:
remote:
sftp:
2023/03/28 19:41:15 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.62.2" finishing with parameters ["rclone" "listremotes" "-vv"]

rclone lsd remote: -vv
2023/03/28 19:42:33 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.62.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "lsd" "remote:" "-vv"]
2023/03/28 19:42:33 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "remote:"
2023/03/28 19:42:33 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/ubuntu/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2023/03/28 19:42:33 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "sftp:/mnt/nas"
2023/03/28 19:42:33 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "google:/Joh Doe"
2023/03/28 19:42:33 DEBUG : google: Loaded invalid token from config file - ignoring
2023/03/28 19:42:33 DEBUG : Saving config "token" in section "google" of the config file
2023/03/28 19:42:33 DEBUG : Keeping previous permissions for config file: -rwxrwxr-x
2023/03/28 19:42:33 DEBUG : google: Saved new token in config file
2023/03/28 19:42:34 DEBUG : Dropbox root '': Using root namespace "3709833121"
2023/03/28 19:42:35 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "google:/Joh Doe" to be canonical "google:Joh Doe"
2023/03/28 19:42:35 DEBUG : fs cache: switching user supplied name "google:/Joh Doe" for canonical name "google:Joh Doe"
2023/03/28 19:42:35 DEBUG : sftp://root@xx.xx.xx.xx:22222//mnt/nas: New connection 217.182.199.76:33908->xx.xx.xx.xx:22222 to "SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_8.8-hpn14v15"
2023/03/28 19:42:35 DEBUG : sftp://root@xx.xx.xx.xx:22222//mnt/nas: Shell type "unix" from config
2023/03/28 19:42:36 DEBUG : sftp://root@xx.xx.xx.xx:22222//mnt/nas: Using root directory "/mnt/nas"
2023/03/28 19:42:36 DEBUG : union root '': actionPolicy = *policy.EpAll, createPolicy = *policy.EpMfs, searchPolicy = *policy.FF
-1 2023-03-27 04:12:50 -1 4k-movies
-2 2023-03-28 19:42:36 -1 Media
2023/03/28 19:42:36 DEBUG : 15 go routines active
2023/03/28 19:42:36 DEBUG : sftp://root@xx.xx.xx.xx:22222//mnt/nas: Closing 1 unused connections
2023/03/28 19:42:37 INFO : Dropbox root 'Joh Doe': Committing uploads - please wait...

14

using a remote named google that is really dropbox?
on top of that, if you edit the ouput like you did, very hard to help.

15

Sorry about this.

16

Solved it. Dumb mistake on my part ;(

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17

good that you solved it.

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