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Manage SMB/CIFS Network Shares — Sync Office File Servers to Cloud with RcloneView

· 2 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

Your company's file server has been running for years. Everyone accesses it via mapped network drives. But it has no offsite backup, and remote workers can't reach it from home. Cloud sync solves both problems.

SMB/CIFS (Server Message Block / Common Internet File System) is the protocol behind every Windows shared folder, NAS file share, and office file server. It's reliable and fast on local networks, but it wasn't designed for cloud integration or remote access. RcloneView bridges that gap — connect your SMB shares and sync them to any cloud provider for backup, remote access, and disaster recovery.

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
WindowsmacOSLinux
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Free core features. Plus automations available.

Mount SFTP or SMB Storage as Local Drives with RcloneView — Self-Hosted Cloud Integration

· 4 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

Make your NAS, home server, or office file server behave like Google Drive: mount SFTP or SMB as a real drive letter or /Volumes path with caching, buffering, and a GUI.

SFTP and SMB are the backbone of self-hosted storage—Synology/QNAP NAS, home servers, VPSs, and corporate file servers all rely on them. But mounting them reliably across Windows, macOS, and Linux often means OS-specific quirks, fragile authentication, no caching controls, and no unified view with your clouds.

RcloneView fixes that. It wraps rclone mount into a friendly desktop app so your SFTP/SMB shares act like modern cloud drives—complete with VFS cache, thumbnail streaming, buffering tweaks, and automation.

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
WindowsmacOSLinux
Get Started Free →

Free core features. Plus automations available.

Hybrid Cloud File Transfer Between On-Prem NAS and Public Cloud Using RcloneView

· 6 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

Bridge on-prem NAS and public clouds without CLI gymnastics. RcloneView lets you add SMB/SFTP/WebDAV, open clouds side-by-side, Compare changes, mount drives, and schedule nightly syncs?so hybrid storage stays tidy and predictable.

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
WindowsmacOSLinux
Get Started Free →

Free core features. Plus automations available.