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rclone

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rclone: A command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers.

What problem it solves

Files and directories must be synced to and from different cloud storage providers, with file integrity and timestamps handled consistently across them. Rclone addresses this with a single command-line program that checks MD5/SHA-1 hashes for file integrity and preserves timestamps on files.

Key features

  • Broad storage provider coverage — The README lists a long set of cloud and network storage backends, including Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, Backblaze B2, OneDrive, Swift, Azure Blob, WebDAV, FTP and the local filesystem.

    Source: README, backend

  • Copy, sync, bisync and check modes — Several modes cover different transfer goals: copy only new or changed files, make a directory identical one way, keep two directories in sync bidirectionally, or verify file hash equality.

    Source: README

  • Virtual backends for encryption, compression and chunking — Virtual storage providers adapt or modify other providers, offering file encryption, transparent compression, splitting of large files, and combining or joining remotes.

    Source: README

  • Mounting and serving files — Files can be mounted locally with FUSE, and local or remote files can be served over HTTP, WebDAV, FTP, SFTP or DLNA.

    Source: README, vfs

  • Integrity, timestamps and partial transfers — Checksums are verified during transfers, file timestamps are preserved, partial syncs work on a whole-file basis, and downloads to local disk are multi-threaded.

    Source: README

Who it may suit

Inference: may suit system administrators and developers who routinely move or replicate data between cloud storage accounts, and teams that want scheduled backup and bidirectional sync from a terminal or scripts.

Topics to discuss

  • Which workflows would you most like to see improved: one-way sync, bisync, or server-side copies?

  • How should the virtual backends (Crypt, Compress, Chunker, Union) be extended or documented for new use cases?

  • What would make provider onboarding and configuration easier for newcomers to the tool?

Written by ReadmeX AI from the project's README, source and public GitHub data; it may contain mistakes.

Read the original README https://github.com/rclone/rclone#readme

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github.comhttps://github.com/rclone/rclone

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