v1.68

Files.com

Files.com is a cloud storage service that provides a secure and easy way to store and share files.

The initial setup for filescom involves authenticating with your Files.com account. You can do this by providing your site subdomain, username, and password. Alternatively, you can authenticate using an API Key from Files.com. rclone config walks you through it.

Configuration

Here is an example of how to make a remote called remote. First run:

rclone config

This will guide you through an interactive setup process:

No remotes found, make a new one?
n) New remote
s) Set configuration password
q) Quit config
n/s/q> n

Enter name for new remote.
name> remote

Option Storage.
Type of storage to configure.
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value.
[snip]
XX / Files.com
  \ "filescom"
[snip]
Storage> filescom

Option site.
Your site subdomain (e.g. mysite) or custom domain (e.g. myfiles.customdomain.com)
Enter a value. Press Enter to leave empty.
site> mysite

Option username.
The username used to authenticate with Files.com.
Enter a value. Press Enter to leave empty.
username> user

Option password.
The password used to authenticate with Files.com.
Choose an alternative below. Press Enter for the default (n).
y) Yes, type in my own password
g) Generate random password
n) No, leave this optional password blank (default)
y/g/n> y
Enter the password:
password:
Confirm the password:
password:

Edit advanced config?
y) Yes
n) No (default)
y/n> n

Configuration complete.
Options:
- type: filescom
- site: mysite
- username: user
- password: *** ENCRYPTED ***
Keep this "remote" remote?
y) Yes this is OK (default)
e) Edit this remote
d) Delete this remote
y/e/d> y

Once configured you can use rclone.

See all files in the top level:

rclone lsf remote:

Make a new directory in the root:

rclone mkdir remote:dir

Recursively List the contents:

rclone ls remote:

Sync /home/local/directory to the remote directory, deleting any excess files in the directory.

rclone sync --interactive /home/local/directory remote:dir

Standard options

Here are the Standard options specific to filescom (Files.com).

--filescom-site

Your site subdomain (e.g. mysite) or custom domain (e.g. myfiles.customdomain.com).

Properties:

• Config: site
• Env Var: RCLONE_FILESCOM_SITE
• Type: string
• Required: false

--filescom-username

The username used to authenticate with Files.com.

Properties:

• Config: username
• Env Var: RCLONE_FILESCOM_USERNAME
• Type: string
• Required: false

--filescom-password

The password used to authenticate with Files.com.

NB Input to this must be obscured - see rclone obscure.

Properties:

• Config: password
• Env Var: RCLONE_FILESCOM_PASSWORD
• Type: string
• Required: false

Advanced options

Here are the Advanced options specific to filescom (Files.com).

--filescom-api-key

The API key used to authenticate with Files.com.

Properties:

• Config: api_key
• Env Var: RCLONE_FILESCOM_API_KEY
• Type: string
• Required: false

--filescom-encoding

The encoding for the backend.

See the encoding section in the overview for more info.

Properties:

• Config: encoding
• Env Var: RCLONE_FILESCOM_ENCODING
• Type: Encoding
• Default: Slash,BackSlash,Del,Ctl,RightSpace,RightCrLfHtVt,InvalidUtf8,Dot

--filescom-description

Description of the remote.

Properties:

• Config: description
• Env Var: RCLONE_FILESCOM_DESCRIPTION
• Type: string
• Required: false