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Use Min-Age and Max-Age Time-Based Filters in RcloneView

· 6 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

Not every sync job needs to transfer all files. RcloneView's time-based filters let you target only files modified within a specific window — sync today's changes, skip files older than 30 days, or back up only recent uploads.

Rclone's --min-age and --max-age flags are powerful tools for controlling which files participate in a sync, copy, or move operation based on their modification time. RcloneView exposes these options through its custom flags interface, enabling precise control over time-based file selection without touching the command line.

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Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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Run RcloneView on AWS EC2 for Server-Side Cloud Sync

· 6 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

Running RcloneView on an AWS EC2 instance gives you server-grade bandwidth for cloud transfers, 24/7 operation for scheduled jobs, and eliminates the need to route data through your local machine.

When migrating terabytes between cloud providers, your local internet connection becomes the bottleneck. An AWS EC2 instance with gigabit networking can transfer data between cloud services at speeds your home or office connection cannot match. Running RcloneView on EC2 also means transfers continue 24/7 without keeping a local machine running, and data moving between S3 and other AWS services stays within Amazon's network — often at no egress cost.

RcloneView app preview

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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Install and Use RcloneView on Linux Mint for Cloud Sync

· 5 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions, but it lacks built-in cloud storage integration beyond basic Nemo file manager plugins — RcloneView fills that gap with full multi-cloud support.

Linux Mint ships with excellent desktop tools — Nemo file manager, Timeshift for system backups, and a polished Cinnamon (or MATE/Xfce) desktop. However, cloud storage integration is minimal. There is no native Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox client from the system. While third-party solutions exist (Insync, rclone CLI, GNOME Online Accounts on MATE), none provide a comprehensive multi-cloud GUI. RcloneView runs natively on Linux Mint across all editions and connects to 70+ cloud providers.

RcloneView app preview

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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Use RcloneView with TerraMaster NAS for Cloud Backup and Sync

· 6 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

TerraMaster NAS devices offer affordable network storage, but their built-in cloud backup options are limited — RcloneView extends your TerraMaster with multi-cloud backup, sync, and file management through a visual GUI.

TerraMaster manufactures popular NAS devices running TOS (TerraMaster Operating System). While TOS includes basic cloud sync features for a few providers, it does not support the full range of cloud storage services that businesses and power users need. RcloneView connects to your TerraMaster NAS via SFTP or SMB and bridges it to 70+ cloud providers — enabling automated backups, cloud-to-NAS sync, and cross-cloud file management.

RcloneView app preview

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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RcloneView vs AzCopy: Multi-Cloud GUI vs Azure CLI Tool

· 5 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

AzCopy is Microsoft's CLI tool for Azure Blob and Azure Files transfers. RcloneView is a multi-cloud GUI that supports Azure alongside 70+ other providers. Here is how they compare.

AzCopy is purpose-built for moving data into, out of, and between Azure storage accounts. It handles Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files, and Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 with tight integration into Azure Active Directory and SAS token authentication. RcloneView takes a different approach — it connects to Azure as one of many supported providers and manages transfers through a visual interface. The right choice depends on whether your workflow is Azure-only or multi-cloud.

RcloneView app preview

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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RcloneView vs S3 Browser: Multi-Cloud GUI vs S3 File Manager

· 5 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

S3 Browser is a Windows GUI for managing Amazon S3 and S3-compatible storage. RcloneView is a cross-platform multi-cloud GUI supporting S3 alongside 70+ other providers. Here is how they compare.

S3 Browser is a dedicated Windows application for browsing, managing, and transferring files to Amazon S3 and S3-compatible services like Wasabi, Backblaze B2, and MinIO. RcloneView connects to S3 as one of many supported backends and extends its capabilities to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, SFTP, and dozens of other providers — all through a visual two-pane explorer that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

RcloneView app preview

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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Use Backup Dir for Versioned Cloud Sync with RcloneView

· 6 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

Accidentally overwriting or deleting files during a sync is every cloud user's nightmare. RcloneView makes versioned syncs effortless with built-in support for --backup-dir, ensuring you never lose a previous version again.

When you run a standard sync operation, files at the destination that differ from the source are overwritten, and files that no longer exist at the source are deleted. This is efficient, but it is also destructive. If a file was corrupted at the source, or if you accidentally deleted something you still needed, those changes propagate to the destination with no way back.

The --backup-dir flag solves this problem elegantly. Instead of permanently removing overwritten or deleted files, rclone moves them to a separate backup directory first. This gives you a complete safety net: every file that would have been lost is preserved in a location you control.

RcloneView lets you configure --backup-dir through its custom flags interface, so you get all the power of versioned syncs without memorizing command-line syntax. Combined with --suffix for date-stamped versions, you can build a lightweight file versioning system using nothing but your existing cloud storage.

RcloneView app preview

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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Cloud Storage for Agriculture and Farming Operations with RcloneView

· 6 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

Modern farming generates massive volumes of data every season, from drone flyovers to soil sensor logs. RcloneView gives agriculture operations a single dashboard to back up, sync, and organize that data across any combination of cloud providers.

Precision agriculture has transformed the industry. Farms of all sizes now rely on GPS-guided equipment, multispectral drone imagery, IoT soil sensors, and satellite weather feeds. A single growing season can produce hundreds of gigabytes of field data that must be stored, shared between agronomists and farm managers, and retained for compliance audits.

The challenge is that this data lives everywhere: on SD cards pulled from drones, on field laptops, on local NAS devices in the barn office, and across multiple cloud accounts. Consolidating it manually is time-consuming and error-prone. RcloneView solves this by providing a visual, two-pane file manager that connects to over 70 cloud and storage backends, letting you drag, drop, sync, and schedule transfers without touching the command line.

Whether you are a family farm looking to protect crop records or a large agribusiness managing data across multiple field offices, this guide shows you how to build a reliable, cost-effective cloud storage workflow with RcloneView.

RcloneView app preview

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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Cloud Storage for Automotive Dealerships with RcloneView

· 6 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

Between vehicle photos, service histories, deal jackets, and compliance records, automotive dealerships produce an enormous volume of files that need to be organized, protected, and accessible across departments. RcloneView provides a visual multi-cloud manager that handles all of it without command-line complexity.

A modern automotive dealership is a data-intensive business. The sales floor needs high-quality vehicle photos for online listings. The service department maintains detailed repair histories. The finance office manages deal jackets, lending documents, and regulatory filings. And marketing teams produce videos, banners, and promotional materials for websites and social media.

All of this data tends to scatter across local servers, desktop folders, cloud drives, and third-party platforms. When a compliance audit arrives or a customer needs a service record, finding the right file should not require a treasure hunt. RcloneView connects to over 70 cloud and storage backends, giving your dealership a single two-pane file manager to browse, sync, and back up everything in one place.

This guide covers practical cloud storage workflows for dealerships of all sizes, from independent used car lots to multi-rooftop dealer groups.

RcloneView app preview

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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Cloud Storage for Fitness and Wellness Businesses with RcloneView

· 6 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

From class recordings and workout libraries to client health data and marketing content, fitness businesses juggle a surprising amount of digital files. RcloneView provides a single interface to organize, back up, and sync all of it across multiple cloud providers.

The fitness and wellness industry has gone digital in a major way. Online classes, on-demand workout libraries, wearable device integrations, and digital membership platforms generate a steady stream of files that need to be stored, protected, and accessible. A single yoga studio might maintain hundreds of class recordings, thousands of client profiles, and a growing library of social media content.

Managing these files across Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and potentially an S3 bucket for video archives quickly becomes overwhelming. RcloneView simplifies this by connecting to over 70 storage backends through a visual two-pane file manager, letting you move files between providers with drag-and-drop ease.

This guide walks through how fitness studios, personal trainers, gyms, and wellness practitioners can build a practical cloud storage workflow using RcloneView.

RcloneView app preview

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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Get Started Free →

Free core features. Plus automations available.