📅 2025-01-29 — Session: Troubleshooting and Resolving Rclone Sync Issues
🕒 18:15–19:05
🏷️ Labels: Rclone, Google Drive, Sync, Troubleshooting, Automation
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to troubleshoot and resolve synchronization issues between local files and Google Drive using Rclone.
Key Activities
- Configuration Checks: Verified Rclone configurations, including remote names and service account permissions.
- Sync Command Execution: Executed sync commands with Rclone, including dry-runs and actual syncs.
- Debugging: Addressed file visibility issues in Google Drive, checked file existence, ownership, and permissions.
- Automation Setup: Considered setting up automated syncs using cron jobs.
Achievements
- Identified and resolved several sync issues related to file permissions and ownership.
- Successfully synced local content from
~/RAG_Syncto Google Drive. - Clarified steps for handling access denied issues and file visibility problems.
Pending Tasks
- Further automate the sync process by implementing cron jobs for regular updates.
- Explore alternative methods for syncing empty folders to Google Drive.