Cloud Files (rclone)

# List configured remotes
rclone listremotes

# List files in a remote
rclone ls remote:path
rclone lsd remote:path    # directories only

# Copy files to/from cloud
rclone copy local/path remote:path
rclone copy remote:path local/path

# Sync (make remote match local — deletes extra files on remote)
rclone sync local/path remote:path

# Move files
rclone move local/path remote:path

# Interactive file explorer
rclone ncdu remote:path

# Mount cloud storage as local folder
rclone mount remote:path /mnt/cloud --daemon

# Check for differences
rclone check local/path remote:path

# Show storage usage
rclone about remote:

Setup

Run rclone config to add remotes. Supports:

• Google Drive, S3, Dropbox, OneDrive, Backblaze B2
• Azure Blob, SFTP, FTP, WebDAV
• 70+ providers total

Guidelines

• rclone sync deletes files on destination — use rclone copy if unsure
• Always confirm before sync operations that delete remote files
• Use --dry-run flag to preview what would change
• Use rclone check to verify files match without transferring