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Mount a Folder from a Remote Windows PC over the Internet Using rclone and WinFsp

This guide explains how to securely share a folder from one Windows PC over the Internet and mount it as a normal drive letter on another Windows PC. 🖥️➡️🌍➡️💻 🧰 What You Need Computer Required Software Home PC / Server rclone Remote PC / Client rclone + WinFsp 🗺️ How the Connection Works Home PC / server └── Local folder: E:\Shared\User1 └── rclone serve sftp on internal port 2022 └── Router forwards external port 48222 └── sftp.example.com:48222 └── Remote PC / client └── rclone SFTP remote: my_cloud └── rclone mount + WinFsp └── Drive S: 🔐 Each rclone serve sftp process exposes only the folder or remote supplied to that process. The SFTP user cannot browse above that root. 📚 Contents Home PC — Server Remote PC — Client Enable SFTP Host-Key Validation T...

OneDrive client alternative

Synchronize OneDrive with rclone Install and configure rclone . You can follow my previous guide if you haven't already. To make your local folder an exact mirror of your OneDrive folder (download only), use: <path_to_rclone>\rclone.exe sync "<rclone_name>:<remote_folder>" "<local_folder>" -P -v Example: C:\rclone\rclone.exe sync "my_onedrive:My Documents" "C:\Users\default\Documents" -P -v What this command does sync makes the destination (local folder) exactly match the source (OneDrive) . Downloads new files from OneDrive. Updates files that have changed on OneDrive. Deletes local files that were deleted from OneDrive. Nothing is uploaded to OneDrive. To create a one-way mirror from your local folder to OneDrive , reverse the source and destination: <path_to_rclone>\rclone.exe sync "<local_folder>...

Back up from Android to OneDrive with rclone

Backing up your Android device to OneDrive is easy using rclone . Even if your OneDrive account has two-factor authentication (2FA) , rclone works perfectly by authorizing once through a web browser. Step 1 — Install rclone in Termux pkg install rclone Step 2 — Configure OneDrive Run the following command: rclone config Answer the prompts as follows: New remote: n Name: onedrive Storage: OneDrive Client ID: press Enter Client Secret: press Enter Edit advanced config? n Use auto config? n (important on Android) After choosing No for auto config, rclone will show a long URL. Copy the URL Open it in your Android web browser Sign in to OneDrive and approve access Copy the verification code Paste it back into Termux Two-factor authentication works normally during this step. Step 3 — Test the OneDrive Connection rclone lsd onedrive: If your OneDrive folders appear, the setup is complete. Step 4 — Backup Using ...