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Cloud & network remotes

Browse SFTP servers, S3 buckets, SMB shares, WebDAV, Backblaze B2, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Box in the same tree as your local folders.

Adding a remote

Settings open on Remotes, with rclone not installed yet, an Install rclone button, and an empty Configured Remotes list
Settings ▸ Remotes before rclone is installed
  1. Open Settings ▸ Remotes and click Install rclone if it isn’t installed yet.
  2. Click Add Remote… and pick a type.
  3. Fill in the form and click Add & Test, or sign in through the browser for the services that use OAuth.
KindTypes
Form-basedSFTP, S3-compatible (AWS, Cloudflare R2, MinIO, Wasabi), SMB, WebDAV (Nextcloud, ownCloud), FTP/FTPS, Backblaze B2
Sign in with OAuthGoogle Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box

Using a remote

Each remote appears as its own root in the tree sidebar. You can:

  • browse it like a local folder,
  • preview text files and images,
  • copy and move files up and down. Transfers go through the Jobs panel with progress, cancel and conflict handling.