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## About rclone {#about} ## About rclone {#about}
Rclone is a command line tool to manage files on cloud storage. It is Rclone is a command line program to manage files on cloud storage. It
a feature rich alternative to cloud vendor's web storage is a feature rich alternative to cloud vendors' web storage
interfaces. [Over 40 cloud storage products](#providers) are supported interfaces. [Over 40 cloud storage products](#providers) support
by rclone including S3 object stores, business & consumer file storage rclone including S3 object stores, business & consumer file storage
services, as well as standard transfer protocols. services, as well as standard transfer protocols.
Rclone is a powerful tool the cloud storage equivalent to the Rclone has powerful cloud equivalents to the unix commands rsync, cp,
unix commands rsync, cp, mv, mount, ls, ncdu, tree, rm, and mv, mount, ls, ncdu, tree, rm, and cat. Rclone's familiar syntax
cat. Rclone's familiar syntax includes shell pipeline support, and includes shell pipeline support, and `--dry-run` protection. It can be
`--dry-run` protection. It can be used at the command line, in scripts used at the command line, in scripts or via its [API](/rc).
or via its [API](/rc).
Users have called it "The Swiss army knife of cloud storage" and Users have called rclone *"The Swiss army knife of cloud storage"* and
"Technology indistinguishable from magic". *"Technology indistinguishable from magic"*.
Rclone really looks after your data. It preserves timestamps and Rclone really looks after your data. It preserves timestamps and
verifies your data at all times. Transfers over limited bandwidth; verifies your data at all times. Transfers over limited bandwidth;
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the last good file transferred. You can the last good file transferred. You can
[check](/commands/rclone_check/) the integrity of your files. Where [check](/commands/rclone_check/) the integrity of your files. Where
possible, rclone employs server side transfers to minimise local possible, rclone employs server side transfers to minimise local
bandwidth use and can transfer from one provider to another without bandwidth use and transfers from one provider to another without
using your local disk. using your local disk.
Virtual backends can wrap local and cloud file systems to apply Virtual backends wrap local and cloud file systems to apply
[encryption](/crypt/), [encryption](/crypt/),
[caching](/cache/), [caching](/cache/),
[chunking](/chunker/) and [chunking](/chunker/) and
[joining](/union/). [joining](/union/).
Rclone can [mount](/commands/rclone_mount/) any local, cloud or Rclone can [mount](/commands/rclone_mount/) any local, cloud or
virtual filesystem so it will appear as a local disk on your Windows, virtual filesystem as a disk on Windows,
macOS, linux or FreeBSD computer. Rclone can also serve these over macOS, linux and FreeBSD, and also serve these over
[SFTP](/commands/rclone_serve_sftp/), [SFTP](/commands/rclone_serve_sftp/),
[HTTP](/commands/rclone_serve_http/), [HTTP](/commands/rclone_serve_http/),
[WebDAV](/commands/rclone_serve_webdav/), [WebDAV](/commands/rclone_serve_webdav/),
[FTP](/commands/rclone_serve_ftp/) and [FTP](/commands/rclone_serve_ftp/) and
[DLNA](/commands/rclone_serve_dlna/). [DLNA](/commands/rclone_serve_dlna/).
Rclone is mature, open source software originally inspired by Rclone is mature, open source software originally inspired by rsync
rsync. It is written in [Go](https://golang.org) and is energetically and written in [Go](https://golang.org). The friendly support
maintained, and supported by a welcoming community with a wide community are familiar with varied use cases. Official Ubuntu, Debian,
experience of varied use cases. Official repos such as Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Brew and Chocolatey repos. include rclone. For the latest
Brew and Chocolatey include rclone. For the latest version [downloading from version [downloading from rclone.org](/downloads/) is recommended.
rclone.org](/downloads/) is recommended.
Rclone is widely used on Linux, Windows and Mac. Third party Rclone is widely used on Linux, Windows and Mac. Third party
developers have built innovative backup, restore, GUI and business developers have built innovative backup, restore, GUI and business
process solutions using the rclone command line or API. process solutions using the rclone command line or API.
Let rclone do the heavy lifting of communicating with cloud storage so Let rclone do the heavy lifting of communicating with cloud storage.
you can concentrate on your problems.
## What can rclone do for you {#what} ## What can rclone do for you {#what}
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## Supported providers {#providers} ## Supported providers {#providers}
Here is a list of providers that rclone supports. This isn't an (There are many other providers, built on standard protocols such as
exhaustive list as there are other providers which support a standard WebDAV or S3, that work out of the box.)
protocol (such as WebDav or S3) which work out of the box.
{{< provider_list >}} {{< provider_list >}}
{{< provider name="1Fichier" home="https://1fichier.com/" config="/fichier/" start="true">}} {{< provider name="1Fichier" home="https://1fichier.com/" config="/fichier/" start="true">}}