Sync to DropBox fails when file is open - lock file has disallowed filename

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What is the problem you are having with rclone?

  • I am trying to use rclonesync to sync. between DropBox and a folder on my Raspberry Pi
  • When I leave a file open (e.g. 'privaterentalmarketstatistics221214.xlsx') sync fails, giving the errors below; I then need to run first sync to correct it (temporarily). If I then run sync with the file closed it runs fine:
2023/04/10 11:38:32 ERROR : Courses/University of Michigan Python for Everybody course/.~lock.privaterentalmarketstatistics221214.xlsx#: Failed to copy: upload failed: batch upload failed: path/disallowed_name
2023/04/10 11:38:32 ERROR : Attempt 1/3 failed with 1 errors and: upload failed: batch upload failed: path/disallowed_name
2023/04/10 11:38:35 ERROR : Dropbox root '': sync batch commit: failed to commit batch length 1: batch had 1 errors: last error: path/disallowed_name

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

rclone v1.62.2
- os/version: raspbian 10.13
- os/kernel: 5.10.103-v7l+ (armv7l)
- os/type: linux
- os/arch: arm (ARMv7 compatible)
- go/version: go1.20.2
- go/linking: static
- go/tags: none

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

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

DropBox

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

rclonesync Dropbox:/ ~/dropbox --check-access --check-filename RCLONE_TEST.txt

The rclone config contents with secrets removed.

[Dropbox]
type = dropbox
token = {"<Removed>","token_type":"bearer","expiry":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"}

A log from the command with the -vv flag

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ rclonesync Dropbox:/ ~/dropbox --check-access --check-filename RCLONE_TEST.txt -vv
2023-04-10 18:26:09,527:  ***** BiDirectional Sync for Cloud Services using rclone (V3.2 201201) *****
2023-04-10 18:26:10,213:  Lock file created: </tmp/rclonesync_LOCK_Dropbox___home_pi_dropbox_>
2023-04-10 18:26:10,213:  Synching Path1  <Dropbox:/>  with Path2  </home/pi/dropbox/>
2023-04-10 18:26:10,213:  Command args: <Path1=Dropbox:/, Path2=/home/pi/dropbox, check_access=True, check_filename=RCLONE_TEST.txt, check_sync_only=False, config=None, dry_run=False, filters_file=None, first_sync=False, force=False, max_deletes=50, no_check_sync=False, no_cleanup=False, no_datetime_log=False, rc_verbose=None, rclone=rclone, rclone_args=None, remove_empty_directories=False, verbose=2, workdir=/home/pi/.rclonesyncwd>
2023-04-10 18:26:10,213:  ***** Cannot find prior Path1 or Path2 lsl files, likely due to critical error on prior run.
2023-04-10 18:26:10,213:  Lock file removed: </tmp/rclonesync_LOCK_Dropbox___home_pi_dropbox_>
2023-04-10 18:26:10,214:  ***** Critical Error Abort - Must run --first-sync to recover.  See README.md *****

Any help appreciated. Thanks for your time
Tom

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The error is this

I suggest you exclude files of that name, something like --exclude ".~*"

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Hi Nick,
Thanks for your help, much appreciated.
I've tried adding --exclude ".~" to the end of the command, i.e.:
'''rclonesync Dropbox:/ ~/dropbox --check-access --check-filename RCLONE_TEST.txt --exclude ".~"'''

When I run it I get this error message:
rclonesync: error: unrecognized arguments: --exclude

Do you know what I am doing wrong?
Cheers
Tom

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Sorry, minor correction, the error message is:
rclonesync: error: unrecognized arguments: --exclude .~*

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I guess this might be something to do with rclonesync which I don't know anything about. That --exclude would work for plain rclone.

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Hi Nick,
Ok, fair enough, thanks for the suggestion anyway. I'll have to find an alternate way to work around the issue.
Cheers
Tom

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Hi Nick,

I've switched to using rclone bisync, and it works with the --exclude argument, i.e.:
rclone bisync Dropbox:/ ~/dropbox --check-access --check-filename RCLONE_TEST.txt --exclude ".~*"

Everything seems to be synchronising with DropBox, even if I have files open on my Raspberry Pi.

Thanks again for your help
Tom

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