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Originally Posted by BetterRed
A search for 'one way mirror with rsync' will show you how to do that. No idea if it would be faster than rclone.
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Well, I wish I could use rsync, which is what I was doing with Dropbox, as I mentioned. I was able to use rsync with the local copy of Dropbox files, because Dropbox has a full copy that can be used even if not connected, using their Linux app.
OneDrive has no Linux app, hence rclone, which works with a lot of cloud storage providers. But they don't have an offline mode, and it's extremely slow to try to use rsync with their mounted copy.
Also, rsync doesn't work directly with any cloud drives I've used. You usually need ssh access for that.
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Originally Posted by BetterRed
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Yes, I've heard of Wikipedia, and I think I may have used Google once or twice, so I'm pretty aware of all the possibilities, and have chosen the ones that seem best for me. But thanks for assuming I'm dumb rather than reading my post.
To anyone who may have landed here trying to do the same thing, I suggest being careful if you try the Linux fork of OneDrive. I tried it first, and had errors, so I tried rclone next. Unfortunately, I didn't uninstall the OneDrive app, and it was sitting there erasing all my remote files while I was trying to test rclone. I finally figured that out and removed the app. I was then able to use rclone to resync the files to my remote OneDrive, using one simple command (rclone sync).
Then, I tried a free trial of a non-free program called inSync - I think it costs $29 after the two week trial. It creates a duplicate folder that is like Dropbox, and has no speed issues at all. I'm able to run Calibre on my Linux system, and on a windows 10 system on VirtualBox. Also, Calibre Companion works perfectly on my Android phone (it supports OneDrive directly).
The free rclone is still a very useful tool. At one point, I was unable to open the Windows Calibre using its copy of OneDrive, so I was able to use the rclone sync command to make it work again. Only took a minute or two.
Feel free to ask for more info if you want to try this.