RCloneBrowser
Version: Git Web: http://bit.ly/RCloneBrowser
Most data backup tools for Linux rely on rsync, the most practical Unix utility for syncing source and destination directories. Even though rsync can be used for accessing remote filesystems (if you can mount it), it doesn’t work with cloud storage. The rclone application is an attempt to create a cloud-based rsync version and integrates your Linux system with widely used storage services, such as Dropbox, Amazon S3, Google Drive, and Microsoft One Drive, etc.
RCloneBrowser offers a userfriendly GUI for the command-line rclone utility. Both parts are open source and can be compiled using the convenient $ cmake . && make sequence, although you are free to use binary packages. Before proceeding, make sure you have the compiled rclone utility (you’ll need to specify its path in the GUI settings) and tell RCloneBrowser what terminal application it should use, like this: $TERMINAL=konsole ./rclone-browser
The main window shows the blank area because you haven’t added any accounts yet. Press the ‘Config’ button below to set up at least one account. RCloneBrowser will open a Terminal instance and guide you through the process. All supported cloud services offer public APIs, which means that you’ll need to go to certain URLs in order to authorise yourself, get confirmation codes or perform similar actions. The approach of RCloneBrowser differs from classic desktop clients of cloud services. Instead of continuous syncing your local files with a cloud, it browses files and directories of your cloud storage remotely, enabling you to download any item on demand. You use the button on the toolbar to create or delete files and folders, upload new items to the cloud and even mount cloud-based directories locally. This feature is really fantastic as your files appear as if they were downloaded, but they are only fetched if you need to open them (or generate thumbnails). Best of all, RCloneBrowser is a replacement for many proprietary standalone desktop clients from thirdparty vendors.
“A replacement for many proprietary standalone desktop clients from third-party vendors .”