Rclone OneDrive on Debian
Looking to seamlessly integrate your OneDrive with Debian? With the help of rclone, accessing and managing your OneDrive files becomes a breeze. This tutorial will walk you through the steps required to set up and mount your OneDrive storage on Debian. Say goodbye to cumbersome file transfers - let’s streamline your cloud storage experience!
To mount OneDrive in Debian using rclone, follow these steps:
Create OneDrive Directory:
Create a directory namedOneDrivein your home directory.1
mkdir OneDriveInstall rclone:
Installrcloneusing the package manager.1
sudo apt install rclone
Configure rclone:
Run the configuration forrclone.1
rclone config
- Set Up OneDrive Remote:
- Press
nfor a new remote. - Enter the name for the remote (e.g., “OneDrive”).
- Select the number corresponding to the remote type for OneDrive.
- Authenticate using your Microsoft account:
- No client ID or client secret is required.
- Choose the Microsoft Cloud Global (1).
- Advanced config editing can be skipped (n).
- Use a web browser to authenticate (y).
- Log in to your Microsoft account in the browser.
- Choose OneDrive personal or business (1).
- Select OneDrive type (personal) and confirm (y).
- Confirm the found drive root type (y).
- Keep this OneDrive remote (y).
- Quit and close the configuration (q).
- Press
Automatically Mount OneDrive on Login:
Edit your.profilefile1
nano ~/.profile
Append the following command at the end:
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/usr/bin/rclone --vfs-cache-mode writes mount OneDrive: ~/OneDrive &Save the file, log out, and log back in to automatically mount OneDrive upon login.
Sometimes, the mount command might execute before the system is fully ready. Try adding a delay before mounting in the .profile file:
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(sleep 10 && /usr/bin/rclone --vfs-cache-mode writes mount OneDrive: ~/OneDrive &)
Now, your OneDrive should be mounted automatically whenever you log in to your Debian system.