Advanced Rclone Settings for Power Users – Performance & Limitation Control

Feature
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:page_facing_up: Description

Introduce a dedicated Advanced Options panel in RcloneView that allows users to configure commonly used performance tuning and cloud-specific limitation flags when running Sync or Copy(upcoming) jobs.

This empowers more experienced users to fine-tune RcloneView without needing to drop down to the command line.

:wrench: Examples of Supported Options

:rocket: Performance Tuning

  • –tpslimit – Limit transactions per second (important for API rate limits)

  • –buffer-size – Per-transfer buffer size (e.g., 16M)

  • –drive-chunk-size – Chunk size for Google Drive uploads

:cloud_with_lightning: Cloud-Specific Controls

  • –s3-upload-concurrency

  • –b2-chunk-size

  • –dropbox-batch-mode

  • –onedrive-chunk-size

  • –max-transfer – Stop transfers when total reaches a specified size

These options can significantly improve stability and performance when transferring large datasets or syncing across providers with rate limits.

:hammer_and_wrench: Usage Scenarios

  • A user syncing from Google Drive → Dropbox encounters frequent throttling.

    → They adjust --tpslimit to avoid 429 errors.

  • Another user backing up to Backblaze B2 wants faster uploads.

    → They increase --b2-chunk-size and --transfers for better throughput.

  • A team sharing a remote workspace wants to limit daily bandwidth.

    → They enable --max-transfer to stop jobs after hitting 100GB.

:warning: Limitations to Overcome

Issue Clarification
:hammer_and_wrench: Not all CLI options are supported in API of RcloneView RcloneView uses Rclone API, not raw CLI execution
:warning: Settings apply globally Advanced options are applied to remotes, not individual jobs
:counterclockwise_arrows_button: Dynamic job-level tuning is not available yet Per-job overrides will require deeper integration or wrappers
:chart_decreasing: Some options may be silently ignored Unsupported flags will be skipped without CLI validation unless handled in UI

:date: Roadmap (Vision)

  • :white_check_mark: Add Advanced Options config per remote (via Rclone API options.set)

  • :brain: Auto-suggest options based on selected cloud provider (e.g., show --drive-chunk-size only for Google Drive)

  • :test_tube: Validate user input for numerical/size formats

  • :chains: Future: Allow job-level overrides via embedded wrapper logic

:woman_raising_hand: Want this feature?

Upvote this post if you’d like to have fine-grained control over Rclone’s engine right inside RcloneView — no terminal required!

Have favorite Rclone options you want to see? Share your must-have flags in the comments :backhand_index_pointing_down: