rclone

Installation

https://rclone.org/downloads/

curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash

Configuration Location

By default, rclone stores its configuration in ~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf, simply copying this file will transfer your configuration to another system.
To check the configuration file location, you can run:

rclone config file

Usage

1. Run the configuration command:

   rclone config

2. Choose n for a new remote.
3. Enter a name (e.g., gdrive).
4. Select google drive as the storage type.
5. Follow the prompts to authenticate with your Google account.
6. When finished, list your remotes:

   rclone listremotes

To list files in your Google Drive:

rclone ls gdrive:

To sync a local folder to Google Drive:

rclone sync /path/to/local/folder gdrive:/destination-folder

Mounting rclone as a Local Drive

You can mount a remote as a local filesystem using rclone mount. This requires FUSE.

Example command:

rclone mount gdrive: /mnt/gdrive

• Replace gdrive: with your remote name.
• Replace /mnt/gdrive with your desired mount point.

To unmount:

• On Linux/macOS:

  fusermount -u /mnt/gdrive

For background mounting, add --daemon (Linux/macOS):

rclone mount gdrive: /mnt/gdrive --daemon

See rclone mount documentation for advanced options.