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hi, can i use rclone with s3drive to backup my files?

sorry, i have see in my rclone config appears 2 entrys , what is the right one

wehen i use rclone directly is the files on storage encrypted or not?

Stefan

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Unlawful Cactus

Also, the units are incorrect, they are listed as mebibytes and gibibytes but are actually megabytes and gigabytes. The actual values are (assuming rclone is right):

$ rclone about Koofr:
Total:   10 GiB
Used:    519 MiB
Free:    9.493 GiB

Hi! Thanks for reporting these issues! In fact there is a inconsistency on our end, fix for both of them will be included our major 1.13.0 release which will bring couple more interesting features (e.g. bottom progress bar, faster UI rendering engine and improved support for big files on Web)

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Stefan

hi, can i use rclone with s3drive to backup my files?

Hi, you can configure backup from S3Drive or you can use auto-generated Rclone entry and use it from rclone CLI.

Stefan

sorry, i have see in my rclone config appears 2 entrys , what is the right one

Both of them are correct, one of them is raw credentials configuration without bucket name, so in your rclone cli scripts you would need to always include correct bucket name. The alias that's created already includes the bucket name, so you don't need to include in your cli commands.

Stefan

wehen i use rclone directly is the files on storage encrypted or not?

It depends if you've configured E2E encryption from the S3Drive app. Once you enable encryption there will be configuration prefixed with: s3drive_enc_ that you can use. If there is no enc inside of the profile name then it means it's not encrypted. Anytime you refer to configuration of type crypt https://rclone.org/crypt/ the E2E encryption is enabled, otherwise it's probably isn't unless its alias or some other storage modifiers (https://docs.s3drive.app/setup/providers/#storage-modifiers) which may or may not point to encrypted remote. (edited)

cromeanator

I been using S3drive to mount a drive on my server and stream content using full sync. I've had a few challenges with it being slow and even the drive mount being slow to enumerate. I'm hosted on iDrive anyone experiencing the same? It would be great if we could get a way to permanently sync certain directories via the mounted drive and have it store that data in the cache.

I been using S3drive to mount a drive on my server and stream content using full sync

Do you mean mount with a cache mode set to Full?

I've had a few challenges with it being slow and even the drive mount being slow to enumerate.

We've had couple reports already and trying to investigate. Is that Windows 10?

It would be great if we could get a way to permanently sync certain directories via the mounted drive and have it store that data in the cache.

What you mean by saying sync? Mount starts as virtual location which gradually fills up its cache (both listings and file contents) when cache mode is set to full. Both listing cache and file contents cache has expiry time, on top of that, file contents cache has cap of 1024M at the moment (which we could aim to increase / provide configuration parameters to the user). Would you like to keep certain directories always cached locally or what's your goal?

Tom

I been using S3drive to mount a drive on my server and stream content using full sync

Do you mean mount with a cache mode set to Full?

I've had a few challenges with it being slow and even the drive mount being slow to enumerate.

We've had couple reports already and trying to investigate. Is that Windows 10?

It would be great if we could get a way to permanently sync certain directories via the mounted drive and have it store that data in the cache.

What you mean by saying sync? Mount starts as virtual location which gradually fills up its cache (both listings and file contents) when cache mode is set to full. Both listing cache and file contents cache has expiry time, on top of that, file contents cache has cap of 1024M at the moment (which we could aim to increase / provide configuration parameters to the user). Would you like to keep certain directories always cached locally or what's your goal?

thank you very much, that's exactly what I was looking for. I encrypt with rclone and I can still access the data in the mobile apps. What I don't understand yet is the storage at your location or somewhere else and how do I configure it for proton, for example?

Stefan

thank you very much, that's exactly what I was looking for. I encrypt with rclone and I can still access the data in the mobile apps. What I don't understand yet is the storage at your location or somewhere else and how do I configure it for proton, for example?

There are 3 types of storage we support:

S3Drive (hosted by us - https://s3drive.app/pricing?q=storage),
external S3 (https://docs.s3drive.app/setup/providers/#s3-providers),
external Rclone

For Proton config please find this: https://docs.s3drive.app/setup/providers/#proton-drive and https://docs.s3drive.app/setup/providers/#usernamepassword-setup (edited)

Tom

There are 3 types of storage we support:

S3Drive (hosted by us - https://s3drive.app/pricing?q=storage),
external S3 (https://docs.s3drive.app/setup/providers/#s3-providers),
external Rclone

For Proton config please find this: https://docs.s3drive.app/setup/providers/#proton-drive and https://docs.s3drive.app/setup/providers/#usernamepassword-setup (edited)

what is the added value of using your app for Proton instead of RCLONE. I haven't understood that properly yet

Stefan

what is the added value of using your app for Proton instead of RCLONE. I haven't understood that properly yet

Not everyone is happy with using Rclone CLI and want to use User Interface. For instance there is no Proton client on Linux, whereas S3Drive fills this niche. In principle if there is Proton client available on your platform suiting your needs or Rclone alone suits all your needs, that's probably a better choice. By using S3Drive you can easily configure data export/import to/from other clouds or remotes. That's also possible with raw Rclone, but not everyone is familiar with the exact commands. (edited)

Tom

Not everyone is happy with using Rclone CLI and want to use User Interface. For instance there is no Proton client on Linux, whereas S3Drive fills this niche. In principle if there is Proton client available on your platform suiting your needs or Rclone alone suits all your needs, that's probably a better choice. By using S3Drive you can easily configure data export/import to/from other clouds or remotes. That's also possible with raw Rclone, but not everyone is familiar with the exact commands. (edited)

II tried to make my backup to proton with rclone, so the 100GB backup took 4 days. I made it to you yesterday with rclone and it only took a few hours. Would that be faster on proton, with the detour via you?

Stefan

II tried to make my backup to proton with rclone, so the 100GB backup took 4 days. I made it to you yesterday with rclone and it only took a few hours. Would that be faster on proton, with the detour via you?

Unlikely, it seems that limiting factor here is upload to Proton, detour through S3Drive storage won't overcome this bottleneck.

Tom

Unlikely, it seems that limiting factor here is upload to Proton, detour through S3Drive storage won't overcome this bottleneck.

thank you very much. another question. Is it better to use restic for a backup under Linux, i.e. directly on s3 or is rclone just as good.

Stefan

thank you very much. another question. Is it better to use restic for a backup under Linux, i.e. directly on s3 or is rclone just as good.

Not entirely sure as I am yet to play myself with backup tools e.g. restic or kopia and find out. I guess if you need something simple and are aware of consequences and e.g. differences between sync (risky for backup!) and copy (doesn't propagate deletes, but safer for backup), the Rclone will be fine. If you need anything more fancy with better snapshots/restore control, compression and data lifecycle policies probably these backup tools will be better. (edited)

Tom

Not entirely sure as I am yet to play myself with backup tools e.g. restic or kopia and find out. I guess if you need something simple and are aware of consequences and e.g. differences between sync (risky for backup!) and copy (doesn't propagate deletes, but safer for backup), the Rclone will be fine. If you need anything more fancy with better snapshots/restore control, compression and data lifecycle policies probably these backup tools will be better. (edited)

Thank your very much

Tom

Not entirely sure as I am yet to play myself with backup tools e.g. restic or kopia and find out. I guess if you need something simple and are aware of consequences and e.g. differences between sync (risky for backup!) and copy (doesn't propagate deletes, but safer for backup), the Rclone will be fine. If you need anything more fancy with better snapshots/restore control, compression and data lifecycle policies probably these backup tools will be better. (edited)

If, for example, I used another provider instead of your storage, I could then decrypt the content in your mobile app and how much would it cost

Stefan

If, for example, I used another provider instead of your storage, I could then decrypt the content in your mobile app and how much would it cost

We offer E2E encryption (both contents and filename/filepath) free of charge. On top of that encryption protocol is Rclone compatible, so you can always decrypt your files, even without S3Drive.

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Tom

We offer E2E encryption (both contents and filename/filepath) free of charge. On top of that encryption protocol is Rclone compatible, so you can always decrypt your files, even without S3Drive.

I think I understand it now. I added a 2. s3 provider, but I can't import the config in the mobile app, some license problem

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Stefan

I think I understand it now. I added a 2. s3 provider, but I can't import the config in the mobile app, some license problem

Settings import isn't included in Basic license: https://docs.s3drive.app/plans/ but you can always configure the credentials using Login screen.

Tom

Settings import isn't included in Basic license: https://docs.s3drive.app/plans/ but you can always configure the credentials using Login screen.

Yes, that works. Can you change my email address, I no longer have access to the current one

Stefan

Yes, that works. Can you change my email address, I no longer have access to the current one

You can do so in Profile settings

yes, but I can't confirm the current one

Stefan

yes, but I can't confirm the current one

You've registered an account that wasn't confirmed, is that right?

yes, I still had access to it when I created it.

9:23 AM

but not anymore

Stefan

yes, I still had access to it when I created it.

If your account e-mail wasn't confirmed and you no longer have an e-mail, then you can register a new account. It seems that your account is empty anyway (not much can be done without account confirming). Additionally, for us such request would pose a verification trouble, we can't verify that you is you. (edited)

I can write you the current email and password in a PM

Stefan

I can write you the current email and password in a PM

Can you please open #support request or write: support@s3drive.app and let us know the details? Don't share password with us (or anyone), we don't need it and not don't plan logging into your account. (edited)

Tom

Can you please open #support request or write: support@s3drive.app and let us know the details? Don't share password with us (or anyone), we don't need it and not don't plan logging into your account. (edited)

ok, i write only the old and new email?

Tom

Can you please open #support request or write: support@s3drive.app and let us know the details? Don't share password with us (or anyone), we don't need it and not don't plan logging into your account. (edited)

Support request in the app, i can't find this?

Tom

Can you please open #support request or write: support@s3drive.app and let us know the details? Don't share password with us (or anyone), we don't need it and not don't plan logging into your account. (edited)

i have write a email

Tom

I been using S3drive to mount a drive on my server and stream content using full sync

Do you mean mount with a cache mode set to Full?

I've had a few challenges with it being slow and even the drive mount being slow to enumerate.

We've had couple reports already and trying to investigate. Is that Windows 10?

It would be great if we could get a way to permanently sync certain directories via the mounted drive and have it store that data in the cache.

What you mean by saying sync? Mount starts as virtual location which gradually fills up its cache (both listings and file contents) when cache mode is set to full. Both listing cache and file contents cache has expiry time, on top of that, file contents cache has cap of 1024M at the moment (which we could aim to increase / provide configuration parameters to the user). Would you like to keep certain directories always cached locally or what's your goal?

Hey Tom that's all super helpful, I was writing this when I wasn't at my computer so I couldn't remember the options off the top of my head. Yeah I have cache mode set to full Yeah I'm using it on windows 10 right now was going to try it from an 11 PC but didn't have one it was setup on. My main PC won't do the mount for some reason and I haven't spent time on it. What I mean when I say sync is choose this one directory to always keep in cached mode. I'm using this with a Plex server so the files are 500MB-8GB. It works good streaming but it doesn't keep the files locally where the server can work offline. I didn't know about that chance limit so that's likely part of my issue here as well. Basically my goal is to sync media that would commonly be accessed by the Plex server but keep others on my S3 bucket until the user requests them. Then it would cache that file for a certain amount of time and after that time elapsed it would clear that file from the cache. This way I limit the amount of local storage needed.

cromeanator

Hey Tom that's all super helpful, I was writing this when I wasn't at my computer so I couldn't remember the options off the top of my head. Yeah I have cache mode set to full Yeah I'm using it on windows 10 right now was going to try it from an 11 PC but didn't have one it was setup on. My main PC won't do the mount for some reason and I haven't spent time on it. What I mean when I say sync is choose this one directory to always keep in cached mode. I'm using this with a Plex server so the files are 500MB-8GB. It works good streaming but it doesn't keep the files locally where the server can work offline. I didn't know about that chance limit so that's likely part of my issue here as well. Basically my goal is to sync media that would commonly be accessed by the Plex server but keep others on my S3 bucket until the user requests them. Then it would cache that file for a certain amount of time and after that time elapsed it would clear that file from the cache. This way I limit the amount of local storage needed.

We aim to implement something like that, there is a relevant feature request: https://s3drive.canny.io/feature-requests/p/file-offloading-cloud-nas-tiered-storage although I must say it's not the smallest one. We'll probably start looking into this next year.

is the licence for free-tier the same as for the 120GB Storage?

Stefan

is the licence for free-tier the same as for the 120GB Storage?

It's similar, except paid plans have bigger storage available and Public Share Link limitations lifted. Plans 600GB+ have additionally Ultimate license assigned allowing you to combine it with other external clouds (with all the Ultimate features). https://docs.s3drive.app/plans/

Plans - S3Drive

Personal storage compatible with S3, WebDav and 70+ other Rclone back-ends

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Hey everyone!

7:02 PM

First of all: awesome software. I've been looking for something like this for a loong time.

7:07 PM

Hey, quick question: I'm using s3drive to sync my Logseq graphs across devices with bidirectional sync. Sometimes a file that's newer but smaller (like after deleting something) causes a conflict. Is there a way to tell s3drive to always keep the newer file, regardless of size?

7:10 PM

I think rclone has a "--conflict-resolve newer" flag. But I'm not sure if there's anything similar here ^^ https://rclone.org/bisync/

Bisync

Bidirectional cloud sync solution in rclone

Nasst

I think rclone has a "--conflict-resolve newer" flag. But I'm not sure if there's anything similar here ^^ https://rclone.org/bisync/

Thanks for your suggestion. At the moment there is a pretty much strict behavior. We'll add support for this flag in one of the future releases. https://s3drive.canny.io/feature-requests/p/two-way-sync-conflict-resolution (edited)

Hi, I've noticed that on Android, background sync will sometimes fail for one of my sync jobs with a message about an I/O error, and it will keep failing until I force stop and restart the app. This means my data is sometimes not synced for several days, until I happen to open the app and read about the error. Shouldn't there be a notification when this happens? I see there is even a notification channel named kapsa/backgroundServiceError but no notifications are posted about the failures.

Unlawful Cactus

Hi, I've noticed that on Android, background sync will sometimes fail for one of my sync jobs with a message about an I/O error, and it will keep failing until I force stop and restart the app. This means my data is sometimes not synced for several days, until I happen to open the app and read about the error. Shouldn't there be a notification when this happens? I see there is even a notification channel named kapsa/backgroundServiceError but no notifications are posted about the failures.

Thanks we've made a note to improve on that. We still can't trace what's causing and I/O error, but as you say restarting the app resolves this somehow (this also applies to desktop by the way). What's your sync mode? I assume you been syncing from/to local path, what was the destination back-end, Rclone, S3? Regarding various notifications coming from an app, it's all awaiting bigger work. All of them much improvements (progress, transfer status and sync as you say), we will hopefully improve on that in a few months.

Tom

We aim to implement something like that, there is a relevant feature request: https://s3drive.canny.io/feature-requests/p/file-offloading-cloud-nas-tiered-storage although I must say it's not the smallest one. We'll probably start looking into this next year.

That would be so great, currently my syncing works well but i think due to that cache being 1024 it seems like it causes a delay. it would also be nice if the files and folder paths would discover and all be viewable almost like symlinks so it could be quickly browsed. it works ok in the app but when you browse the mount, at least on the windows 10 mount, its almost impossible to browse files.

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cromeanator

That would be so great, currently my syncing works well but i think due to that cache being 1024 it seems like it causes a delay. it would also be nice if the files and folder paths would discover and all be viewable almost like symlinks so it could be quickly browsed. it works ok in the app but when you browse the mount, at least on the windows 10 mount, its almost impossible to browse files.

Can you send me couple more details regarding your S3 provider and configuration? Mount shouldn't really be that slow as you write.

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Tom

Thanks we've made a note to improve on that. We still can't trace what's causing and I/O error, but as you say restarting the app resolves this somehow (this also applies to desktop by the way). What's your sync mode? I assume you been syncing from/to local path, what was the destination back-end, Rclone, S3? Regarding various notifications coming from an app, it's all awaiting bigger work. All of them much improvements (progress, transfer status and sync as you say), we will hopefully improve on that in a few months.

We still can't trace what's causing and I/O error, but as you say restarting the app resolves this somehow (this also applies to desktop by the way). What's your sync mode? I assume you been syncing from/to local path, what was the destination back-end, Rclone, S3?

From local internal storage folder to rclone backend (crypt on koofr) with mode "Sync" (mirror to destination).

Regarding various notifications coming from an app, it's all awaiting bigger work. All of them much improvements (progress, transfer status and sync as you say), we will hopefully improve on that in a few months.

Sounds good!

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Tom

Can you send me couple more details regarding your S3 provider and configuration? Mount shouldn't really be that slow as you write.

Sent you some details directly but S3 and it's a read only key. I'm just using S3 to mount to browse and pull the files from the cloud storage

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hi

10:20 AM

i want your software with whitelable possible ?

webhostingbingo

i want your software with whitelable possible ?

It's indeed possible, please reach out to us at: terms@s3drive.app and provide some details about your planned use case.

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dannyyy

Hi @Tom I have a feature request for the MacOS app (maybe it also applies for the Windows app). Is it possible to start the S3Drive minimized in the status bar? And if I close the app (red X), that it minimizes to the status bar again? Currently, the app is fully open and overlaps other windows. I need to minimize it (orange -), but it's considered as open window (Cmd + Tab) and menu bar (bottom).

Hi @dannyyy, This should be fixed in a most recent release: https://github.com/s3drive/macos-app/releases/tag/1.14.1 In other words, once you click red X, app should go to dock/tray. You can now either click on the dock icon to restore the window or open tray and click: "Show".

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