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RClone is a third party software not supported by Microsoft. |
Open a terminal window and install RClone using the following command.
Code Block curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
Start configuring OneDrive in RClone by running the config command.
Code Block rclone config
You will be prompted with configuration options. Choose n to create a new remote.
Code Block >>>No remotes found, make a new one? n) New remote s) Set configuration password q) Quit config n/s/q> n
Enter “OneDrive” as the name for the remote.
For storage type enter “onedrive”.
Leave client_id and client_secret empty. Press enter to leave the fields blank.
Code Block >>>Option client_id. OAuth Client Id. Leave blank normally. Enter a value. Press Enter to leave empty. client_id> >>>Option client_secret. OAuth Client Secret. Leave blank normally. Enter a value. Press Enter to leave empty. client_secret>
Enter 1 for the region.
Press n to skip advanced configuration.
Code Block >>>Edit advanced config? y) Yes n) No (default) y/n> n
Press y to use auto configuration.
Code Block >>>Use auto config? * Say Y if not sure * Say N if you are working on a remote or headless machine y) Yes (default) n) No y/n> y
A browser window will open to a Microsoft login screen. Login using your UConn email address and NetID password.
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After logging in, close the browser window and go back to the terminal that is running RClone.
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When prompted for config_type enter “onedrive”.
You’ll be prompted to connect to the root of your OneDrive. Press y to continue.
Code Block >>>Drive OK? Found drive "root" of type "business" URL: https://uconn-my.sharepoint.com/personal/timothy_bogues_uconn_edu/Documents y) Yes (default) n) No y/n> y
Press y to confirm that the remote is ok.
Code Block >>>y) Yes this is OK (default) e) Edit this remote d) Delete this remote y/e/d> y
Press q to close the remote configuration procedure.
Code Block Current remotes: Name Type ==== ==== OneDrive onedrive e) Edit existing remote n) New remote d) Delete remote r) Rename remote c) Copy remote s) Set configuration password q) Quit config e/n/d/r/c/s/q> q
Create a “OneDrive” directory in your home folder to mount the remote that you just created.
Code Block mkdir ~/OneDrive
Mount the remote by using the command:
Code Block rclone --vfs-cache-mode writes mount OneDrive: ~/OneDrive &
Close the terminal window. You should now have OneDrive mounted in your file system.
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If you reboot the computer you will need to remount the remote using the command in step 17. |