Split an encrypted remote into two

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What is the problem you are having with rclone?

I am trying to split an encrypted remote into two, based on a filter.

Here is my current structure of the remote:

  • January 2020
    • Paycheck15.pdf
    • Paycheck31.pdf
    • Bills.xslx
  • February 2020
    • Paycheck15.pdf
    • Paycheck29.pdf
    • Bills.xslx
      ...

I would like to split it into remote Income and Expenses, both encrypted.

Income:

  • January 2020
    • Paycheck15.pdf
    • Paycheck31.pdf
  • February 2020
    • Paycheck15.pdf
    • Paycheck29.pdf

Expenses:

  • January 2020
    • Bills.xslx
  • February 2020
    • Bills.xslx

The idea is that any PDF files will go to Income, and .xlsx files go to Expenses, while keeping the folder structure.

I have thought of using rclone move with filtering. However, I'm not sure how to approach it as the file names are encrypted, and I want to just do server-side transfers. The example above is minimal, but my files are big, and I don't think I want to use the down-then-up approach.

What is your rclone version (output from rclone version)

rclone v1.53.0-DEV

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

  • os/arch: darwin/amd64

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 move Financial: Income: --include '*.pdf' --dry-run

The rclone config contents with secrets removed.

[Financial]
type = drive
team_drive = DR1V31
server_side_across_configs = true
stop_on_upload_limit = true
token = foobar

[crypted]
type = crypt
remote = Financial:
filename_encryption = standard
directory_name_encryption = true
password = foobar
password2 = foobar

[Income]
type = drive
team_drive = DR1V32
server_side_across_configs = true
stop_on_upload_limit = true
token = foobar

A log from the command with the -vv flag

Paste  log here
2

I would use rclone mount to mount the drive then re-arrange the files using your favourite tool.

You can then split the remote.

The password would remain the same for both though.

3

Does that involve rclone downloading the files for me to re-arrange, then uploading them back? That is something I would like to avoid.

I guess my question with rclone is that if I move a folder from one place to another in an encrypted remote, is rclone smart enough to know that all it needs to do is to rename the path? I would hope so, because the file ID remains the same, encrypted or not, right? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

4

I found the answer to my question. rclone indeed just moves the files server-side, as long as the source and target are in the same remote.

Once I have them separated, I can use a server-side move for the raw (encrypted files) to a new remote.

5

That sounds like a good plan!

Yes rclone mount does renames if possible.

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